Model years
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | MOT pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 40 | 1 | — |
| 1997 | 37 | 0 | 60.0% |
| 1998 | 331 | 4 | 58.0% |
| 1999 | 664 | 5 | 57.6% |
| 2000 | 507 | 3 | 54.3% |
| 2001 | 430 | 3 | 56.5% |
| 2002 | 636 | 3 | 57.3% |
| 2003 | 628 | 6 | 57.3% |
| 2004 | 279 | 3 | 57.9% |
| 2005 | 148 | 3 | 58.3% |
NHTSA complaints, recalls and manufacturer communications by US model year · DVSA MOT first tests (pass rate shown from 100 tests) · DfT/DVLA VEH0124 · RDW · 1,660 service bulletins in all
On the road
- Licensed in the UK
- 9,932
- Registered in the Netherlands
- 4,012
Cars of this generation's years still licensed or registered; real-world fuel use from on-board meters of cars first registered in these years (EEA, CC BY 4.0), petrol, diesel and hybrids
Every Volkswagen Passat generation
| Generation | Built | Complaints per year | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | 1973–1980 | — | — |
| B2 | 1980–1988 | — | — |
| B3 | 1988–1993 | 41 | 5 |
| B4 | 1993–1997 | 53 | 4 |
| B5 | 1996–2005 | 370 | 14 |
| B6 | 2005–2010 | 244 | 15 |
Generations and production years: Wikidata (CC0). Complaints and recalls: NHTSA, US model years; a recall covering several years is counted once. MOT: DVSA, first tests in Great Britain. Where two generations overlap, a model year counts towards both.