NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2004 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 2004 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
- 279
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
25 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 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 2004 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 2000–2003, 2005 Passat
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 07V063000
- Reported
- February 20, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,002,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005 Passat, 4 other models
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 04V586000
- Reported
- December 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Passat, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Passat, 4 other models
2004 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 279 owner complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on August 1, 2025. Of these, 9 describe a crash (3%) and 25 a fire; owners reported 23 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (21%), followed by the power train (14%) and the seats (12%).
1 of the 2004 Volkswagen Passat's 4 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2004 Volkswagen Passat owners gave the mileage (217 complaints), the median was 69,800 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling59
- Power Train38
- Seats34
- Fuel System, Gasoline28
- Electrical System23
- Fuel/Propulsion System22
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 33 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 | |
| 2006 | 20 | |
| 2007 | 29 | |
| 2008 | 32 | |
| 2009 | 31 | |
| 2010 | 27 | |
| 2011 | 14 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 33. 36% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Volkswagen Passat drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Passat year in the same window: 8th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 279 complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2004 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 1, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted