2002 Volkswagen Passat body & structure problems
31 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2002 Volkswagen Passat, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 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 | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 45,000 miles, and 74% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was filling up my windshield washer fluid and was trying to put the cap back on my 2002 passat when the hood strut failed and the hood crashed down on my forearm, pinning my arm between the hood and car frame. I screamed out both in pain and not being able to pull my arm free and had someone rush over to me within seconds. However, the hood latch had engaged but would not release since the hood was not closed all the way, my arm blocking this from happening.
1) interior of car floods (3rd incident in 4 years)-first incident 11/2003 2) don't know what impact the pooling water has on integrity of vehicle 3) dealer claimed to have repaired problem.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Volkswagen Passat
- Electrical system 223 complaints
- Engine 143 complaints
- Fuel system 78 complaints
- Brakes 77 complaints
- Lighting 36 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 28 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 20 complaints
- Cruise control 16 complaints