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VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

9 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 1,026 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns9
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints1,026
Complaints citing a crash43
Complaints citing a fire9

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 9

24V8340002024-10-30

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

19V8620002019-12-04

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

19V3890002019-05-22

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

Without the blocking cap, the headlight aim can be adjusted out of specification, reducing visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

18V1480002018-03-06

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

17V3090002017-05-11

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

If the leaking grease contacts a heated surface, such as the exhaust system and/or the diesel particulate filter (DPF), it could increase the risk of fire.

16V1710002016-03-24

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

An electrical short can cause the electrical connectors of the sensor to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.

What owners report most

  • 371AIR BAGS
  • 104ENGINE
  • 92ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 77UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 65FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 58EXTERIOR LIGHTING
  • 50STEERING
  • 32POWER TRAIN

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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