NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2013 Volkswagen Passat has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 30, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Volkswagen Passat. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 749
- Crashes reported
- 29
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Volkswagen Passat, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2013 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 2006–2007, 2012, 2014, 2017 Passat, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V862000
- Reported
- December 4, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 226
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2015 Passat, 2 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 19V389000
- Reported
- May 22, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 662,185
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2020 Passat, 1 other model
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 2007–2010, 2012, 2014 Passat, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
- Campaign
- 17V309000
- Reported
- May 11, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 84,262
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014 Passat
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 16V171000
- Reported
- March 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,442
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014 Passat
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 2007–2010, 2012, 2014 Passat, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V483000
- Reported
- August 4, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 415,825
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012, 2014 Passat, 6 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 14V125000
- Reported
- March 17, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 150,201
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Passat
2013 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 749 owner complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 29 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 24 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the air bags (51%), followed by the engine (14%) and the electrical system (12%).
5 of the 2013 Volkswagen Passat's 9 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 Volkswagen Passat owners gave the mileage (404 complaints), the median was 51,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags382
- Engine105
- Electrical System93
- Unknown Or Other77
- Fuel/Propulsion System66
- Exterior Lighting60
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 58 | |
| 2015 | 45 | |
| 2016 | 188 | |
| 2017 | 123 | |
| 2018 | 65 | |
| 2019 | 45 | |
| 2020 | 42 | |
| 2021 | 21 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 20 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 59 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 188. 42% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Volkswagen Passat drew 4.0× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Passat year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the Volkswagen Passat years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 749 complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2013 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted