1995 Volkswagen Passat problems
NHTSA has received 142 complaints about the 1995 Volkswagen Passat, and 18% of them involve wipers, windshield & visibility. After that come electrical system (13%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 142 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 153,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 12 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 25 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 153,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 31 model years of the Volkswagen Passat with enough data (78 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
When applying the brakes, speed control would not disengage going normal speed, lost control of vehicle, resulting in an accident..
Heater core on the vr6 powered vehicles is the valeo brand, known to fail. It just blews coolant through the dash vents all over the coupe inside.
Timing chain stretched and valves went against pistons. Engine light goes on and off all the time. Ignition switch fail and lights go off. Right window doesn't work. Ignition coil is defective.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle vibrates and is worse when in high gear. Part of the fan fractured causing the vehicle to overheat. There is an NHTSA recall, # 95v178000, regarding the engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan. The vehicle VIN was not included in the recall.