Volkswagen Passat problems reported in California
1,364 of the 10,333 complaints filed about the Volkswagen Passat came from California, most often about the airbags.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
1,364
Complaints from California
54
Crashes
39
Fires
2003
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
231
16.9%
Brakes
193
14.1%
Engine & Cooling
182
13.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
161
11.8%
Electrical System
130
9.5%
Steering
77
5.6%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
59
4.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
58
4.3%
Other & Unspecified
46
3.4%
Lights
42
3.1%
Body & Structure
33
2.4%
Suspension
31
2.3%
By model year
1990 Passat
18
1.3%
1991 Passat
6
0.4%
1992 Passat
10
0.7%
1993 Passat
15
1.1%
1994 Passat
9
0.7%
1995 Passat
12
0.9%
1996 Passat
12
0.9%
1997 Passat
8
0.6%
1998 Passat
91
6.7%
1999 Passat
117
8.6%
2000 Passat
110
8.1%
2001 Passat
88
6.5%
2002 Passat
73
5.4%
2003 Passat
131
9.6%
2004 Passat
50
3.7%
2005 Passat
17
1.2%
2006 Passat
105
7.7%
2007 Passat
33
2.4%
2008 Passat
25
1.8%
2009 Passat
12
0.9%
2010 Passat
32
2.3%
2011 Passat
1
0.1%
2012 Passat
80
5.9%
2013 Passat
119
8.7%
2014 Passat
102
7.5%
2015 Passat
37
2.7%
2016 Passat
24
1.8%
2017 Passat
17
1.2%
2018 Passat
4
0.3%
2021 Passat
4
0.3%
2022 Passat
2
0.1%
Cities reporting most
SAN Diego
62
18.1%
LOS Angeles
54
15.8%
SAN Francisco
42
12.3%
Laguna Niguel
28
8.2%
SAN Jose
28
8.2%
Salinas
27
7.9%
Sacramento
25
7.3%
Oakland
18
5.3%
Fremont
17
5.0%
Carlsbad
14
4.1%
Riverside
14
4.1%
Santa Rosa
13
3.8%