2017 Model Year

Volkswagen Passat

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
107
Recalls
3
Crashes
8
Severe
11

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

24V834000 Oct 2024

Other

No consequence data available

21V321000 May 2021

Other

No consequence data available

17V075000 Feb 2017

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Jan 2026

ABS sensor has failed. Air bag sensor is faulty due to abs

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Dec 2025

began smelling fuel in the cockpit about 2 months ago but thought not much about why until it kept getting stronger. Looked under the car a saw fuel d...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Oct 2025

The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power, with the chec...

Electrical System
Aug 2025

Fuel pump control module over heated and burned

AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
May 2025

While backing into a parking spot there was a crunching sound in the steering column. Following this noise the air bag light came on and all steering...

STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS
Apr 2025

Today, as my wife was driving home, she heard a "crunch" noise while making a turn. Afterwards, the Airbag light came on, and her steering wheel botto...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Mar 2025

while in cruise control and going up a incline or a hill The EPC light will come on and the car will start lugging down very badly and have no power,...

Brakes
Mar 2025

said vehicle started making a grinding sound and all of a sudden the brake pad or shoe they'll completely off of the vehicle and the caliper for disc...

AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jul 2024

Clock spring on vehicle has failed. This is a known issue with many VW vehicles, but I have been told my vehicle is not on the extended warranty progr...

POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
May 2024

On 6 separate occasions while operating my vehicle it randomly stops running. The first two were at 40 mph and I was told it was a battery issue. It h...

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Data updated: March 5, 2026

Summary

The 2017 Volkswagen Passat has 107 complaints and 3 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is UNKNOWN OR OTHER. 8 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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