2013 Volkswagen Passat air bags problems
382 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2013 Volkswagen Passat, which is 37% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 382 37% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 125 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 18 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 30 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 125 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 21 crashes, 18 injuries.
What owners wrote
My name is [xxx]. My wife and son was involved in a head-on collision back last year on may 02, 2014. Wife was sitting still at a light waiting for light to turn green in order to turn left when a car heading from opposite direction ran a red light slammed into another vehicle and then slammed head on into my wife's car which was sitting still at approximately 55 MPH and then air bags in the car did not deploy.
The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- Engine 110 complaints
- Electrical system 95 complaints
- Fuel system 88 complaints
- Lighting 60 complaints
- Steering 51 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 32 complaints
- Body & structure 31 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 23 complaints