2001 Volkswagen Passat wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 32 complaints for the 2001 Volkswagen Passat, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 32 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Windshield wipers do not work on rainy days making it difficult to see out the windshield. A lady hit my car on the right side collapsing that side along the doors and some of the rear and the air bag did not deploy. I put my feet on accelerator for speed and the car refuses to respond. The more I accelerate the slower the car goes. *nlm
Interior left front floor of car flooded with water after very heavy rain. There was an inch of standing water sitting on the vehicle's carpet. This is the 2nd incident in 5 weeks. After a similar heavy rainfall in august the interior left front and rear floor was flooded. Standing water was in the front and rear of the car. After doing research on-line this appears to be a problem with the sun roof drains.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Volkswagen Passat
- Engine 91 complaints
- Electrical system 83 complaints
- Brakes 69 complaints
- Fuel system 46 complaints
- Lighting 39 complaints
- Suspension 32 complaints
- Air bags 26 complaints
- Body & structure 25 complaints
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