2003 Volkswagen Passat body & structure problems
30 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2003 Volkswagen Passat, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 41,000 miles 21 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 76% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Auto: 2003 VW passat. Problem: liftgate hinges required high effort to open or close - lid felt like 100 lbs breaks after closing.
I have had my 2003 VW passat a year now I have just noticed in the past week that it had a leak I thought it was from the window or sun roof I went to vacuum the car out on a nice day and seen that it still had very wet carpet and then noticed the carpet was a green color like it was coolant I then had my bf check it and it is.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Volkswagen Passat
- Fuel system 180 complaints
- Engine 147 complaints
- Seats 98 complaints
- Electrical system 95 complaints
- Air conditioning & heating 83 complaints
- Brakes 46 complaints
- Lighting 45 complaints
- Air bags 23 complaints