2016 Volkswagen Passat brakes problems
17 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2016 Volkswagen Passat, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 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 13 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 26,000 miles, and 92% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The car has autonomous braking issue. The system that brakes the car if another car is detected in front of you will brake even if no one is in front of you. The car was in at the dealer four different times for this same issue. The last time it happened I was injured as a result of the aburt stop. VW had my car for 7 weeks and all they could find was that the car was out of alignment and the sensor was not adjusted properly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, the power steering and the power brakes suddenly malfunctioned and the driver was unable to immediately steer or stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the camshaft. The vehicle later experienced the same failure and the dealer replaced the vacuum pump. No further information was available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Volkswagen Passat
- Air bags 25 complaints
- Electrical system 22 complaints
- Engine 19 complaints
- Steering 19 complaints
- Fuel system 18 complaints