Vehicle report
1997 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
Reported problems
70 complaints · median 100000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 10 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 9 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 5 |
| AIR BAGS | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 3 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| STRUCTURE | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 1 |
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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.