Volkswagen / Passat / 2010
2010 Volkswagen Passat problems
Owners have filed 226 complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Passat with NHTSA. Air bags account for 19.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 18.1%.
Complaints226
Crashes7
Fires1
Injuries6
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 19.9% · 45
Engine 18.1% · 41
Power train 15.0% · 34
Fuel/propulsion system 11.1% · 25
Electrical system 9.3% · 21
Steering 5.8% · 13
Unknown or other 5.8% · 13
Fuel system, gasoline 3.5% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 6 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 22 model years of the Volkswagen Passat in this data, 2010 sits 15th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 16 in the last three years against 38 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 71,500 miles.
In owners' own words
Takata recall: I received my first notice from Volkswagen in february of 2016. I visited my local dealer on march 20, 2017, more than one year later, and they do not have parts and cannot provide guidance as to when they will. Given the seriousness of the airbag recall, I find this unacceptable as a consumer. Is there any way to raise the priority of making the necessary parts available? Air bags
This is ridiculous, we received a letter in february for the takada airbag recall and there is still no remedy to fix it?!! This is the most laziest thing I have ever seen! Why has nothing been able to be fixed on it! We drive this car every day and what will happen if we get into an accident and we lose our eye, our paralyzed, or die! You will never see a paycheck again! Air bags
The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v078000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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