NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2000 Volkswagen Passat has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 7, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Volkswagen Passat. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 507
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
25 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Volkswagen Passat, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2000 Volkswagen Passat
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery
- Campaign
- 08V156000
- Reported
- April 7, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 412,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Passat
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap
- Campaign
- 02V026000
- Reported
- January 25, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 487,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Passat
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 01V157000
- Reported
- May 3, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,000
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Passat, 1 other model
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 46 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2005 Passat, 4 other models
2000 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 507 owner complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on December 16, 2025. Of these, 11 describe a crash (2%) and 25 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (32%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (19%) and the electrical system (8%).
1 of the 2000 Volkswagen Passat's 5 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2000 Volkswagen Passat owners gave the mileage (346 complaints), the median was 69,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic160
- Engine And Engine Cooling94
- Electrical System43
- Suspension36
- Fuel System, Gasoline30
- Service Brakes, Air29
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 40 | |
| 2002 | 36 | |
| 2003 | 51 | |
| 2004 | 72 | |
| 2005 | 94 | |
| 2006 | 43 | |
| 2007 | 40 | |
| 2008 | 49 | |
| 2009 | 21 | |
| 2010 | 15 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 94. 27% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Volkswagen Passat drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Passat year in the same window: 9th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 507 complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2000 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: December 16, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted