Volkswagen steering problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,675 complaints involve steering. The Passat accounts for the largest share (35%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Passat with 113 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,675 about steering, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Passat 35% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 976 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 72 and 8
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
Worst model years for steering
- 2006 Volkswagen Passat113 complaints
- 1999 Volkswagen Passat79 complaints
- 1998 Volkswagen Passat59 complaints
- 2013 Volkswagen Passat51 complaints
- 2012 Volkswagen Passat46 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 23 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 80 |
| 1999 | 96 |
| 2000 | 43 |
| 2001 | 23 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 124 |
| 2007 | 25 |
| 2008 | 20 |
| 2009 | 139 |
| 2010 | 88 |
| 2011 | 71 |
| 2012 | 151 |
| 2013 | 146 |
| 2014 | 103 |
| 2015 | 75 |
| 2016 | 57 |
| 2017 | 55 |
| 2018 | 46 |
| 2019 | 60 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 42 |
| 2022 | 65 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 976 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.