Vehicle report

1993 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

Reported problems

68 complaints · median 107387 miles
ComponentReports
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE4
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
TIRES2
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC1
SUSPENSION:FRONT1
TIRES:SIDEWALL1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS1
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

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