NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2006 Volkswagen Passat has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 30, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Volkswagen Passat. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 576
- Crashes reported
- 21
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Volkswagen Passat, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2006 Volkswagen Passat
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 24V834000
- Reported
- October 30, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 248,330
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2012–2014, 2017 Passat, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V247000
- Reported
- April 18, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,335
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Passat
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 17V509000
- Reported
- August 16, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 280,915
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 Passat, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V079000
- Reported
- February 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 151,767
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor
- Campaign
- 06V470000
- Reported
- December 12, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57,291
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Passat
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 06V472000
- Reported
- December 12, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 58,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Passat
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 05V540000
- Reported
- November 30, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Volkswagen Passat
2006 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 576 owner complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on October 9, 2025. Of these, 21 describe a crash (4%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the air bags (26%), followed by the steering (19%) and the electrical system (14%).
3 of the 2006 Volkswagen Passat's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Volkswagen Passat owners gave the mileage (410 complaints), the median was 64,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags148
- Steering112
- Electrical System79
- Engine And Engine Cooling66
- Engine64
- Power Train47
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 30 | |
| 2007 | 33 | |
| 2008 | 39 | |
| 2009 | 55 | |
| 2010 | 76 | |
| 2011 | 36 | |
| 2012 | 22 | |
| 2013 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 31 | |
| 2015 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 73 | |
| 2017 | 74 | |
| 2018 | 42 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 76. 28% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Volkswagen Passat drew 2.6× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Passat year in the same window: 5th highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2006 one of the Volkswagen Passat years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 576 complaints about the 2006 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2006 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted