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2000 Volkswagen Passat wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 26 complaints for the 2000 Volkswagen Passat, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
26 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
81,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2000 Volkswagen Passat Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 81,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 81,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 25% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Since I purchase this car there has been a bad odor when the heat has been turned on, the dealer has twice tried to fix by "cleaning" the system. Cannot use heater because of this problem.

Purchased my 2000 passat in 2003, had numerous problems since. It seemed like everything on the car had to be replaced. The control arms, o2 sensors, twice, belts, stereo didn't turn on, all new hoses right away, all 4 window regulators, and now to top it all off, the ABS lights kept coming on. My husband has a 2000 audi a4, virtually the same car, and had to replace all of the same things. The ABS seemed to work fine, but the dealer said it would be $1800 to fix it.

Reported at 82,500 miles, August 2006

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