Vehicle report
2004 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
Reported problems
279 complaints · median 68900 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 33 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 22 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 22 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 21 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 20 |
| ENGINE | 18 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 18 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 16 |
| SEATS | 15 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 9 |
| STRUCTURE | 9 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 7 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 6 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 6 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 6 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | 4 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 4 |
| AIR BAGS | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 3 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 2 |
| SUSPENSION | 2 |
| TIRES | 2 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 2 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 2 |
| Unknown | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 2 |
| CHILD SEAT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 1 |
| TIRES:BEAD | 1 |
| TIRES:VALVE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 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.