2014 Volkswagen Passat drivetrain & axles problems
36 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2014 Volkswagen Passat, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The car tends to have jerking movements during slow traffic conditions. The car will not stop smoothly and gives whip lashes after pumping the brakes pedal twice to ensure the car stops. The DSG system fails to engage smoothly while in automatic but runs smoothly while in "sport" mode. We have almost rear ended several cars while driving in automatic due to the jerky DSG gear shifting and poor response time in the braking systems while in stop and go traffic conditions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,400.
Other problems reported for the 2014 Volkswagen Passat
- Air bags 355 complaints
- Engine 80 complaints
- Electrical system 75 complaints
- Fuel system 50 complaints
- Steering 44 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 16 complaints