Volkswagen Passat
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The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal fuel odor coming from the ve...
The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, there was a strong gasoline odor inside the cabin. The con...
Smell of fuel near rear seat. Gasket OK.
The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that on seven occasions, the clock spring failed while driving at various speeds. The co...
Description of the Problem: The fuel pump housing on my 2016 Volkswagen Passat (1.8L TSI) developed visible cracks, which caused a persistent fuel va...
The fuel delivery system appears to have failed. Specifically, there is an active gasoline leak from a fuel line inside the cabin, near or under the r...
Timing chain going out before 1000 miles in a 2016 VW Passat TSI
While driving on a residential street the VW Front Assist suddenly engaged the brakes. There was no car in front or any cars driving in the area. Th...
Unknown my water pump failed and all out of nowhere
The vehicle has been alerting error codes 16352 for failing to communicate with ABS module causing warning lights for ABS, brake and the ESC systems t...
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Summary
The 2016 Volkswagen Passat has 104 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. 4 crash-related incidents have been reported.