Vehicle report
1997 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
Fuel economy
3 configurations| Configuration | Fuel | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9L 4-cyl, (DSL,TRBO), Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Diesel | 32 | 42 | 36 |
| 2.8L 6-cyl, (FFS), Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Regular Gasoline | 17 | 24 | 19 |
| 2.8L 6-cyl, (FFS), Automatic 4-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Regular Gasoline | 16 | 23 | 18 |
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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.