2012 Volkswagen Passat lighting problems
18 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The drivers side headlight low beam stopped working. There was a malfunction with the connection between the housing and the bulb adapter. The plastic had melted which prevented electric current flowing from the housing to the bulb. The melted plastic had caused hazing on the inside of the drivers side headlight assembly. The dealership replaced the drivers side headlight assembly at no cost.
The right low beam lamp remains off, even though the bulb is good, rendering the vehicle unsafe to drive at night or in reduced vision. When pressure is applied to the back of the bulb fixture the bulb illuminates but then turns off again once the pressure is removed. The current VW recall for the same or at least similar problem does not extend to this VIN. The vehicle has never been in an accident and the hood has never been roughly closed, unless done during service at a VW facility.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat
- Air bags 299 complaints
- Electrical system 95 complaints
- Fuel system 47 complaints
- Steering 46 complaints
- Engine 44 complaints
- Body & structure 17 complaints