NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2007 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 2007 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
- 262
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2007 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 2007 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 2006, 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 2006 Passat
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V148000
- Reported
- March 6, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 363,713
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010, 2012–2014 Passat, 4 other models
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 2006, 2008–2010 Passat, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V078000
- Reported
- February 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 659,493
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010, 2012–2014 Passat, 7 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 2006 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 2006 Passat
2007 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 262 owner complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on December 29, 2025. Of these, 4 describe a crash (2%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the air bags (40%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the engine and engine cooling (12%).
4 of the 2007 Volkswagen Passat's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2007 Volkswagen Passat owners gave the mileage (166 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags106
- Electrical System34
- Engine And Engine Cooling32
- Fuel/Propulsion System31
- Engine28
- Steering15
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17 | |
| 2008 | 12 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 18 | |
| 2011 | 11 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 44 | |
| 2017 | 45 | |
| 2018 | 36 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 45. 23% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2007 vehicles, the 2007 Volkswagen Passat drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Passat year in the same window: 11th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 262 complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2007 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: December 29, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted