Volkswagen Passat Wagon Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 50 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Volkswagen Passat Wagon (2001–2010). The most-complained-about year is 2007.

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Model year	Recalls	Complaints
2010 Volkswagen Passat Wagon	2	9
2009 Volkswagen Passat Wagon	2	6
2008 Volkswagen Passat Wagon	2	6
2007 Volkswagen Passat Wagon	3	11
2006 Volkswagen Passat Wagon	2	0
2004 Volkswagen Passat Wagon	0	6
2003 Volkswagen Passat Wagon	0	3
2002 Volkswagen Passat Wagon	0	7
2001 Volkswagen Passat Wagon	0	2

What Volkswagen Passat Wagon owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 50 complaints with NHTSA. The 2007 model year has the most, with 11.

Fuel/propulsion system19
Air bags10
Electrical system9
Engine8
Structure: body3
Service brakes3
Electronic stability control (esc)2
Exterior lighting2

All Volkswagen Passat Wagon recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Volkswagen Passat Wagon, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

Inflator module (air bags)

NHTSA 18V247000 Reported April 18, 2018 71,335 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2007 Volkswagen Passat sedan and wagon vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.

Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on April 30, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service…

Model years: 2006, 2007
Inflator module (air bags)

NHTSA 18V148000 Reported March 6, 2018 363,713 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Volkswagen CC, 2010-2014 Golf, 2010-2014 Eos, 2007-2010 Passat Sedan and Wagon, and 2012-2014 Passat vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.

Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer…

Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Fuel pump (fuel system)

NHTSA 17V509000 Reported August 16, 2017 280,915 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009-2016 Volkswagen CC, 2006-2010 Passat and Passat Wagon vehicles. Interruption of electrical power to the fuel pump control module may cause the fuel pump to fail.

Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump control module, free of charge. The recall began June 26, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's…

Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Other Volkswagen models

Jetta10,000 complaints
Passat7,705 complaints
Beetle2,596 complaints
Tiguan2,300 complaints
Atlas1,999 complaints
Golf1,439 complaints
GTI1,405 complaints
ID.41,007 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.