Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2016 Volkswagen Passat.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an abnorm… |
| 2025-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, there was a strong gasoline… |
| 2025-07-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Description of the Problem: The fuel pump housing on my 2016 Volkswagen Passat (1.8L TSI) developed visible cracks, wh… |
| 2025-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The vehicle has been alerting error codes 16352 for failing to communicate with ABS module causing warning lights for A… |
| 2025-04-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Smell of fuel near rear seat. Gasket OK. |
| 2025-02-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Unknown my water pump failed and all out of nowhere |
| 2025-02-15 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | While driving on a residential street the VW Front Assist suddenly engaged the brakes. There was no car in front or an… |
| 2025-01-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate above 35 MPH, there w… |
| 2025-01-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The fuel delivery system appears to have failed. Specifically, there is an active gasoline leak from a fuel line inside… |
| 2024-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the vehicle was vibrating abnormally while in park(P… |
| 2024-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that after the dealer had performed a fuel induction on t… |
| 2024-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air bag error light is on and steering wheel controls/horn are inoperable. Cause is most likely a clock spring failure … |
| 2024-07-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I own a 2016 VW Passat that I'm thinking of painting yellow and I don't like yellow. I was driving going about 75 mph o… |
| 2024-06-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | During sharp turn would hear cracking sound coming from steering wheel, after some days air bag warning light appeared … |
| 2024-04-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I believe my clockspring has malfuncioned and though it has had multiple recalls my car is not listed for recall. My ho… |
| 2024-02-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | UNKNOWN - Looked into recall information regarding this vehicle. KBB.COM specified a headlight issue that has not been … |
| 2023-12-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Defroster not working causing very low visibility and very unsafe to drive the car. |
| 2023-10-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EPC light came on within a week of buying car from dealer,took it to have it looked at and plugs and coil packs were sh… |
| 2023-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Steering column makes noises when turning. Airbag Light is on and the none of the steering wheel controls for the radi… |
| 2023-09-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while parked, the horn, cruise control, and the radi… |
| 2023-08-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Began smelling fuel. Made an appointment for a week out. They found that the fuel pump cover under the seat had been pu… |
| 2023-07-02 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | My sensors cause the car to break in the middle of traffic. Almost causing accidents for the people behind me. This has… |
| 2023-05-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle l… |
| 2023-05-18 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | I am the original owner of a 2016 Volkswagen Passat. My front windshield has been delaminating around the edges. It b… |
| 2023-03-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On November 11, 2022, the Byers VW in Columbus, OH, diagnosed my vehicle as having a defective crank case breather, whi… |
| 2023-02-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | On turning my car on my airbag light came on and non of the buttons worked on my steering wheel. Later that afternoon a… |
| 2023-02-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Timing chain going out before 1000 miles in a 2016 VW Passat TSI |
| 2023-01-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | For about 4 months I had a smell that my son and I could not locate. Upon further investigation it was discovered that… |
| 2023-01-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I took my VW in for an oil change at the dealer and a leking fuel rail was discovered. The auto was "captured" for two… |
| 2022-10-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car has low oil pressure come up. After new oil change around 2,000 mile the oil has disappeared/burned away. I had fal… |
| 2022-10-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel pump failure and leaking, the leak is coming from the fuel pump which is located at the top of the gas tank, the g… |
| 2022-09-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS LEAKING INTO BACKSEAT SOAKING CUSHIONS, Passenger door body door whole stripped and door bolt loosen which could fa… |
| 2022-09-12 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Seat belt indicator light comes on while driving. Only vehicle driver was present in car with seat belt secured/locked.… |
| 2022-08-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | steering wheel clock spring failure which faults steering wheel controls, air bag and horn. Key safety features failed! |
| 2022-03-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I purchased this car brand new Oct 2016. Since then I have experienced multiple sensor failures year after year… At fi… |
| 2022-01-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Driver airbag warning came on. Lost use of all controls on steering wheel. Probable clockspring failure |
| 2022-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The clock spring has failed in my car unexpectedly and rapidly, exposing me as a teenage driver in college to complete … |
| 2021-12-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I started my vehicle and the airbag light was on. Also the adaptive cruise control warning light was on and none of my… |
| 2021-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The clockspring has broken 3 times since purchasing the car brand new in 2016. An extended warranty was given. However,… |
| 2021-10-03 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | On October 3rd, 2021 the minder to change oil service came on and a wrench in the display. As the mechanic had set the … |
| 2021-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | No | 0 | In less than 51,000 miles 3 wheel speed sensors have required replacement. An unacceptable average failure rate of onc… |
| 2021-08-20 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | The automatic emergency braking has applied three times while driving this vehicle. Once on a freeway onramp curve in … |
| 2021-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car burns an excessive amount of oil and the problem seems to be the same as those that VW settled a class action f… |
| 2021-07-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I started my car and it showed up with “airbag error” I then turned off my car and started it again and something along… |
| 2021-04-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER REAR EXTERIOR HANDLE WAS PULLED OFF UNDER NORMAL USE. RENDERING DOOR INOPERATIVE, SAFETY ISSUE. |
| 2021-03-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON SURFACE STREETS AND WHEN MAKING TURNS I STARTED TO HEAR CLICKING NOISES. NEXT TIME I TURNED ON … |
| 2021-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CAR SUDDELY TURNED ON AIRBAG LIGHTS, ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND, CRUISE CONTROL |
| 2020-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | After several attempts to identify the cause of my vehicle's excessive oil consumption, white smoke out of tail pipe an… |
| 2020-11-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD 2 DIAGNOSTICS DONE ON THIS CAR AT 69 THOUSAND MILES EPC LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND NOW THE FUEL SYSTEM IS MESS… |
| 2020-10-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING UNDER AN OVERPASS ON THE FAR-RIGHT LANE AT 25 MPH WHEN THE CAR'S FRONT ASSIST SYSTEM ACTIVATED BRINGING T… |