Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-17 | 14V125000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 150,201 | — | Details |
| 2012-04-05 | 12V146000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | 153 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Sunroof shattered without warning |
| 2025-11-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | We would have been in a life threating situation (very cold) if we would have not walked down highway to get internet s… |
| 2025-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air B… |
| 2025-08-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I received a a notice of recall from Volkswagen for my airbag. In my 2012 Passat. I made an appointment with AutoNation… |
| 2025-06-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I noticed a fuel smell in the cabin area that continued to get worse. After pulling the back seat I was able to visuall… |
| 2025-05-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag w… |
| 2025-05-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Received Important Safety Recall letter dated December 2024 from VW. NHTSA: 24V834. Safety Recall 69EG. Today is Ma… |
| 2025-05-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V148000 (AIR B… |
| 2025-03-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I've repeatedly tried to contact manufacturers about this recall in which they state they will call back and never due … |
| 2025-03-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The manufacturer and their authorized dealer have been unable to fix this for me. VW Customer Care has no answers, and … |
| 2025-03-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I have recall on my vehicle for driver frontal airbag. I contactes both my local dealerships and VW USA. I have been to… |
| 2025-01-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag w… |
| 2025-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (AIR B… |
| 2025-01-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air B… |
| 2024-12-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Hello, I received a letter in the mail in December about safety recall 69E6 Driver Frontal Airbag Inflator. I contacted… |
| 2024-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I have contacted VW repeatedly to have recall service and I have been advised that no parts, due to tariffs..even prior… |
| 2024-10-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (AIR B… |
| 2024-09-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V148000 (AIR B… |
| 2024-04-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | The fuel pump design to last the life of the vehicle exploded this is a 10k fix they ( extended the warranty to 120000 … |
| 2024-03-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact that the air bag warning light was illuminated, and the vehicle … |
| 2024-01-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Stop on middle of the freeway twice and one on the road. Be replace the hoof 24 months ago now again dealer claim need … |
| 2023-10-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000(Air Ba… |
| 2023-09-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Volkswagen Passat 2012 Passat key won't go into ignition - Trying to fit my key into ignition will not go in and or Tu… |
| 2023-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Any time it rains and the car goes through a deeper than surface level puddle/wet area where the nose of the car has to… |
| 2023-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that soon after an unknown air bag recall repair was perf… |
| 2023-04-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while turning the steering wheel in either direction… |
| 2022-12-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled a… |
| 2022-12-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My airbag light is on. Had a test done and it also indicated airbag problem. My car was supposedly repaired of this d… |
| 2022-12-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Bought in July and had 38461 miles and only put 3000 miles since bought. Driving down the road and it started raining a… |
| 2022-09-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My car has had previous airbag recalls and on 09/07/22 the airbag error is now populating on my dash and is tripping up… |
| 2022-09-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Error airbag message |
| 2022-08-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CLOCK SPRING FAIL AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON HORN IS NOT WORKING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE CAR LIKETHIS |
| 2022-07-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The electrical system failed. It has been to numerous mechanics many refusing to do the work. The car cuts off while dr… |
| 2022-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | -I was parking my car in 95 degrees a hot day and an error air bag light came on on my 2012 Passat my car has never in… |
| 2022-07-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking an unknown fluid underneath … |
| 2022-07-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Car needs new clock spring. When parking vehicle and turning, hear a crack sound and airbag light came on, horn wouldn'… |
| 2022-05-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | No | 0 | This car has had the clock spring recall fixed a few years ago. The replaced part has since failed (confirmed by the sa… |
| 2022-05-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I heard a loud crack while turning my steering wheel and now I have an "Airbag Error" message and the controls on my st… |
| 2022-04-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | Lost power reconnect batter n steering locked |
| 2022-04-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Back in August of 2015, there has been a repair/recall for the clock spring for Volkswagen Passats. I have had it fixed… |
| 2022-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Clock spring was replaced then went out again. Daughter now has a car with no air bag, no horn and none of the electri… |
| 2022-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The clock spring has went out on my 2012 VW Passat, but VW does not have them in stock, nor do they know when they'll h… |
| 2022-01-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | On the 29th of January, upon turning on my car and turning my steering wheel, I heard a "clicking" noise, and immediate… |
| 2022-01-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The clock spring that's located within the steering wheel with the airbag is defective. I just got it fixed in Nov 2021… |
| 2021-11-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The airbag light came on, so I suspected the clock spring had gone bad. I looked up the information on the internet an… |
| 2021-11-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while reversing out of a parking space at approximately 3… |
| 2021-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My 2012 Passat was supposedly repaired under a recall action for the clock spring. However, same symptoms began to occ… |
| 2021-10-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | While driving at unknown speed airbag error light illuminated and horn and steering radio controls became inoperative. … |
| 2021-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously included in NHTSA Campaig… |
| 2021-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Although this site has my car listed with ZERO unfixed recalls, that is not true. I received a recall notice for the … |