Volkswagen Passat

Volkswagen Passat — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Volkswagen Passat

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation Facelift Price today Units for sale Recalls Complaints
B5 2000–2005 — — 0 28 3,988
Model-year brochures (1)

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B6 2006–2009 — — 0 22 1,175
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B7 2010–2017 — $8,649–$11,199 1,130 53 2,473
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B8 2018–2022 — $12,930–$17,495 1,038 9 88
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Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the Passat

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
VW 2.0L I4 (EA888 & predecessors) 1992–2022 31 models 176
Volkswagen 3.6L 6-cylinder 2006–2018 8 models 70
Volkswagen 2.8L 6-cylinder 1994–2005 8 models 70
Volkswagen 1.8L 4-cylinder 1998–2017 15 models 69
Volkswagen 2.5L 5-cylinder 2012–2014 10 models 22

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About the Volkswagen Passat

The Volkswagen Passat is a nameplate of large family cars (D-segment) manufactured and marketed by the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen since 1973 and also marketed variously as the Dasher, Santana, Quantum, Magotan, Corsar and Carat — in saloon, estate, and hatchback body styles. With sales of 34 million units worldwide, the Passat is the fourth best-selling automobile of all time.

Source: Wikipedia — Volkswagen Passat, CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year Units for sale Median price Vs newest Avg mileage
2015 355 $8,649 49% 116,146 mi
2016 252 $9,990 57% 105,679 mi
2017 523 $11,199 64% 94,310 mi
2018 351 $12,995 74% 85,063 mi
2019 91 $12,930 74% 84,651 mi
2020 232 $15,997 91% 65,376 mi
2021 217 $15,075 86% 69,228 mi
2022 147 $17,495 100% 60,309 mi

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Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
2000 5 524 Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Engine And Engine Cooling
2001 4 447 Engine And Engine Cooling, Electrical System, Service Brakes
2002 4 1,304 Electrical System, Engine And Engine Cooling, Service Brakes
2003 7 1,282 Fuel System, Gasoline, Engine And Engine Cooling
2004 4 283 Engine And Engine Cooling, Power Train, Fuel System
2005 4 148 Engine And Engine Cooling, Fuel System, Power Train
2006 7 576 Air Bags, Steering, Electrical System
2007 7 273 Air Bags, Fuel/Propulsion System, Electrical System
2008 4 174 Fuel/Propulsion System, Engine, Air Bags
2009 4 152 Engine, Fuel/Propulsion System, Steering
2010 4 172 Air Bags, Engine, Power Train
2011 0 15 Engine, Electrical System, Air Bags
2012 11 484 Air Bags, Electrical System, Steering
2013 9 748 Air Bags, Engine, Electrical System
2014 10 594 Air Bags, Engine, Electrical System
2015 7 244 Air Bags, Engine, Electrical System
2016 5 106 Air Bags, Electrical System, Steering
2017 7 110 Air Bags, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2018 4 45 Service Brakes, Engine, Electrical System
2019 1 12 Electrical System, Service Brakes, Engine
2020 3 18 Unknown Or Other, Engine, Air Bags
2021 1 0 —
2022 0 13 Electrical System, Engine, Service Brakes

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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