Vehicle report
2012 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
Fuel economy
4 configurations| Configuration | Fuel | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2L 4-cyl, Automatic (S6), Front-Wheel Drive | Diesel | 30 | 40 | 34 |
| 2.5L 5-cyl, Manual 5-spd, Front-Wheel Drive | Regular Gasoline | 22 | 32 | 26 |
| 2.5L 5-cyl, Automatic (S6), Front-Wheel Drive | Regular Gasoline | 22 | 31 | 25 |
| 3.6L 6-cyl, SIDI, Automatic (S6), Front-Wheel Drive | Premium Gasoline | 20 | 28 | 23 |
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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.