NHTSA lists 16 complaints for the 2011 Volkswagen Passat, 3 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 1 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT.
At a glance
Complaints
16
With crash
3
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
1
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
2
Open investigations
1
Manufacturer communications
583
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. The available sales group does not match this vehicle variant.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE
6
37.5%
AIR BAGS
5
31.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
25.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
18.8%
STEERING
2
12.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
12.5%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
6.3%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
6.3%
POWER TRAIN
1
6.3%
SUSPENSION
1
6.3%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure of the clockspring in 2010-2014 Model Year (MY) CC, Passat, Eos, Golf, GTI, Tiguan,
Systems: AIR BAGS.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
RQ17009
Opened: 2017-11-13. Closed: 2018-05-04.
Air Bag Clockspring Failure
In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure of the clockspring in 2010-2014 Model Year (MY) CC, Passat, Eos, Golf, GTI, Tiguan,
Systems: AIR BAGS.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
Manufacturer communications
583 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
EQUIPMENT
216
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
131
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
107
ENGINE
46
POWER TRAIN
44
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
39
VISIBILITY
29
SUSPENSION
23
10241177
Date: 2023-08-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards
10238400
Date: 2023-06-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
This communication is a notice for software changes with the ODIS program for specific cars.
10238301
Date: 2023-06-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Software Version Management (SVM) instruction.
10238306
Date: 2023-06-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT.
Engine Oil Consumption Measurement Instruction and Work sheet.
10238307
Date: 2023-06-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT.
Volkswagen Engine Oil Standards, updated to include model year 2024.
10238297
Date: 2023-06-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Diagnostic Aid for engine misfire.
10238298
Date: 2023-06-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.
Gasoline fuel additive
10238300
Date: 2023-06-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Gasoline quality information in regards to gasoline engine performance.
10237427
Date: 2023-05-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Volkswagen Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.
10235284
Date: 2023-04-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.
This Document was revised. The model year chat was removed for VWP-18-11 for the Steering Wheel Clock Spring Limited Warranty Extension
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.