Volkswagen Passat problems reported in Illinois
353 of the 10,333 complaints filed about the Volkswagen Passat came from Illinois, 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.
353
Complaints from Illinois
9
Crashes
19
Fires
1999
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
61
17.3%
Engine & Cooling
57
16.1%
Electrical System
44
12.5%
Fuel & Propulsion
35
9.9%
Brakes
31
8.8%
Suspension
22
6.2%
Steering
20
5.7%
Other & Unspecified
17
4.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain
17
4.8%
Seats
12
3.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
10
2.8%
Lights
8
2.3%
By model year
1990 Passat
4
1.1%
1992 Passat
1
0.3%
1995 Passat
8
2.3%
1996 Passat
1
0.3%
1997 Passat
1
0.3%
1998 Passat
23
6.5%
1999 Passat
31
8.8%
2000 Passat
27
7.6%
2001 Passat
10
2.8%
2002 Passat
23
6.5%
2003 Passat
17
4.8%
2004 Passat
25
7.1%
2005 Passat
6
1.7%
2006 Passat
20
5.7%
2007 Passat
15
4.2%
2008 Passat
4
1.1%
2009 Passat
20
5.7%
2010 Passat
8
2.3%
2012 Passat
26
7.4%
2013 Passat
28
7.9%
2014 Passat
21
5.9%
2015 Passat
16
4.5%
2016 Passat
6
1.7%
2017 Passat
7
2.0%
2019 Passat
1
0.3%
2020 Passat
2
0.6%
2022 Passat
2
0.6%
Cities reporting most
Chicago
65
47.8%
Naperville
9
6.6%
Skokie
9
6.6%
Palatine
8
5.9%
Plainfield
7
5.1%
Evanston
7
5.1%
Arlington Heights
6
4.4%
Crete
5
3.7%
Champaign
5
3.7%
Streator
5
3.7%
Bartlett
5
3.7%
OAK Park
5
3.7%