NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2005 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 2005 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
- 148
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
11 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 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 2005 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 2000–2004 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 2003–2004 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 2004 Passat, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Passat, 4 other models
2005 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 148 owner complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on August 18, 2022. Of these, 7 describe a crash (5%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (34%), followed by the power train (9%) and the seats (9%).
1 of the 2005 Volkswagen Passat's 4 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2005 Volkswagen Passat owners gave the mileage (123 complaints), the median was 71,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling50
- Power Train13
- Seats13
- Engine12
- Fuel System, Gasoline10
- Electrical System9
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 14 | |
| 2009 | 36 | |
| 2010 | 19 | |
| 2011 | 14 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 36. 25% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Volkswagen Passat drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Passat year in the same window: 12th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 148 complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2005 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 18, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted