Volkswagen Passat problems reported in Florida
741 of the 10,333 complaints filed about the Volkswagen Passat came from Florida, 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.
741
Complaints from Florida
45
Crashes
20
Fires
2013
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
170
22.9%
Engine & Cooling
100
13.5%
Fuel & Propulsion
86
11.6%
Electrical System
72
9.7%
Brakes
50
6.7%
Other & Unspecified
42
5.7%
Steering
42
5.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain
34
4.6%
Lights
25
3.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
20
2.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
18
2.4%
Body & Structure
18
2.4%
By model year
1990 Passat
1
0.1%
1992 Passat
3
0.4%
1993 Passat
6
0.8%
1995 Passat
9
1.2%
1996 Passat
2
0.3%
1997 Passat
1
0.1%
1998 Passat
7
0.9%
1999 Passat
31
4.2%
2000 Passat
39
5.3%
2001 Passat
16
2.2%
2002 Passat
22
3.0%
2003 Passat
30
4.0%
2004 Passat
25
3.4%
2005 Passat
10
1.3%
2006 Passat
62
8.4%
2007 Passat
30
4.0%
2008 Passat
19
2.6%
2009 Passat
18
2.4%
2010 Passat
30
4.0%
2011 Passat
3
0.4%
2012 Passat
51
6.9%
2013 Passat
99
13.4%
2014 Passat
96
13.0%
2015 Passat
66
8.9%
2016 Passat
22
3.0%
2017 Passat
36
4.9%
2018 Passat
2
0.3%
2019 Passat
2
0.3%
2020 Passat
1
0.1%
2021 Passat
2
0.3%
Cities reporting most
Miami
41
17.8%
Tampa
29
12.6%
Fort Lauderdale
22
9.6%
Jacksonville
22
9.6%
Orlando
21
9.1%
Boca Raton
18
7.8%
Tallahassee
17
7.4%
West Palm Beach
15
6.5%
ST. Petersburg
12
5.2%
Wesley Chapel
11
4.8%
NEW Port Richey
11
4.8%
Gainesville
11
4.8%