AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Pre-purchase inspection checklist — 2017 Volkswagen Passat
NHTSA data on file today
The 2017 Volkswagen Passat has 7 NHTSA recall campaigns and 110 owner complaints on file as of . Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
NCAP overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars, for the 1 NHTSA-tested trim.
Recall campaigns on file
- NHTSA #24V834000 Driver's Side Front Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #21V321000 Modifications to Vehicles Made Them Noncompliant NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #20V561000 Modifications to Vehicles Made Them Noncompliant NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #19V679000 Modifications to Vehicles Made Them Noncompliant NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #19V389000 Headlights can be Adjusted/FMVSS 108 NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #18V536000 Brake Caliper Bracket Bolts may be Loose NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V075000 Brake Fluid Leak may Reduce Braking Power NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Air Bags 28 complaints
- Unknown or Other 21 complaints
- Electrical System 18 complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance 16 complaints
- Steering 16 complaints
- Service Brakes 15 complaints
Of the 110 complaints on file, 9 report a crash and 1 a fire; across all 110 complaints, owners report 3 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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