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Volkswagen Passat problems reported in North Carolina

336 of the 10,333 complaints filed about the Volkswagen Passat came from North Carolina, most often about the engine & cooling.

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.

336

Complaints from North Carolina

Crashes

Fires

2013

Worst model year

What failed

Engine & Cooling 53 15.8%

Airbags 49 14.6%

Electrical System 42 12.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 26 7.7%

Steering 24 7.1%

Brakes 23 6.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 6.0%

Other & Unspecified 16 4.8%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 16 4.8%

Body & Structure 11 3.3%

Lights 9 2.7%

Stability & Traction Control 8 2.4%

By model year

1991 Passat 4 1.2%

1992 Passat 1 0.3%

1993 Passat 4 1.2%

1994 Passat 1 0.3%

1995 Passat 5 1.5%

1996 Passat 1 0.3%

1997 Passat 5 1.5%

1998 Passat 16 4.8%

1999 Passat 21 6.3%

2000 Passat 20 6.0%

2001 Passat 19 5.7%

2002 Passat 12 3.6%

2003 Passat 27 8.0%

2004 Passat 11 3.3%

2005 Passat 5 1.5%

2006 Passat 24 7.1%

2007 Passat 13 3.9%

2008 Passat 15 4.5%

2009 Passat 6 1.8%

2010 Passat 10 3.0%

2012 Passat 17 5.1%

2013 Passat 43 12.8%

2014 Passat 34 10.1%

2015 Passat 11 3.3%

2016 Passat 2 0.6%

2017 Passat 2 0.6%

2018 Passat 2 0.6%

2020 Passat 2 0.6%

2021 Passat 3 0.9%

Cities reporting most

Raleigh 36 20.5%

Charlotte 33 18.8%

Winston-Salem 16 9.1%

Cary 13 7.4%

Wilmington 13 7.4%

Battleboro 12 6.8%

Greensboro 11 6.3%

Greenville 10 5.7%

Durham 10 5.7%

Fayetteville 9 5.1%

High Point 7 4.0%

Nashville 6 3.4%

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