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1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

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Fuel economy

6 configurations
ConfigurationFuelCityHighwayCombined
1.8L 4-cyl, Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline202924
1.8L 4-cyl, Automatic 5-spd, Front-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline182822
2.8L 6-cyl, FFS, Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline182621
2.8L 6-cyl, Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline182621
2.8L 6-cyl, Automatic 5-spd, Front-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline162619
2.8L 6-cyl, FFS, Automatic 5-spd, Front-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline162619

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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.