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2013 Volkswagen Passat wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 23 complaints for the 2013 Volkswagen Passat, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
23 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
59,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2013 Volkswagen Passat Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 59,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 59,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 53% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While driving 65 MPH on interstate in nice weather and low traffic the sunroof of my 2013 volkswagen passat exploded outwards creating a large hole 18" - 20". It was a loud gunshot type noise and some glass ended up on our faces and arms creating minor cuts. Most of the glass was blown outside the car and damaged the roof and trunk. When the explosion occurred the windows were closed and the sunroof was also closed and the air conditioner was on. We were not under any overpasses or near buildings or road debris.

Reported at 18,000 miles, September 2014 Injury

I bought this vehicle new and had the heating system serviced at the VW dealer. The heater core has fail two times, both times I had it replaced at a VW dealer. The first time was on 12/21/2016, I contacted VW and they would not cover any of the emplacement cost. The second time was on 01/24/2018, the dealer representative said VW would cover half of the cost of the repair. I paid for my have and then contacted VW to see if they cover the whole cost. They said they would not. Thank you.

Reported at 67,207 miles, December 2016

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