2015 Volkswagen Passat fuel system problems
23 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2015 Volkswagen Passat, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Vehicle lost power and stopped. Would not restart. Miller oil co. Tested fuel in tank with no issue. VW of america tested fuel in car and found lubricity wear diameter scaring of 557 micro meters 37 micro meters out of spec. $10k to replace fuel system.
I got a recall notice regarding the cam issue with this vehicle. They are tell me the fix is to change the software in the ECM. However doing so will change the timing on my car which will affect the performance, gas mileage and emission that my pzev car puts out. VW refuses to give me a straight answer on what they are changing. I believe that said changes will cause my vechile to pollute more and get worse mileage as they must be adjusting the timing to change the amount of vacuum the cam shaft makes.
Other problems reported for the 2015 Volkswagen Passat
- Air bags 89 complaints
- Engine 55 complaints
- Electrical system 48 complaints
- Brakes 29 complaints
- Steering 26 complaints
- Suspension 17 complaints