2013 Volkswagen Passat body & structure problems
31 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2013 Volkswagen Passat, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 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 28 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Takata inflators I got into a vehicle collision with another vehicle and suffered a concussion due to my airbags failing to deploy in my vehicle.
This is my third complaint about this vehicle. During the august flooding, while driving home from work and passing through some water piles my car lost the bottom engine cover, lower grill broke, got them replaced no problem. Winter comes and when it gets cold front door freezes shut, remote start barely works only when it wants too. Also no problem. We got out first winter storm thank god I had put new tires before this.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Volkswagen Passat
- Air bags 382 complaints
- Engine 110 complaints
- Electrical system 95 complaints
- Fuel system 88 complaints
- Lighting 60 complaints
- Steering 51 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 32 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 23 complaints