NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2001 Volkswagen Passat has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 7, 2008.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Volkswagen Passat. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 430
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Volkswagen Passat, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2001 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 2000, 2002–2005 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 2000, 2002–2003 Passat
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 01V157000
- Reported
- May 3, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,000
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Passat, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2005 Passat, 4 other models
2001 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 430 owner complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on June 18, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (3%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (21%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (11%).
1 of the 2001 Volkswagen Passat's 4 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2001 Volkswagen Passat owners gave the mileage (279 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling92
- Electrical System73
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic48
- Power Train34
- Visibility31
- Exterior Lighting30
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31 | |
| 2002 | 36 | |
| 2003 | 60 | |
| 2004 | 60 | |
| 2005 | 50 | |
| 2006 | 38 | |
| 2007 | 35 | |
| 2008 | 40 | |
| 2009 | 27 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 14 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 60. 44% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Volkswagen Passat drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Passat year in the same window: 6th highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the Volkswagen Passat years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 430 complaints about the 2001 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2001 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: June 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted