NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2014 Volkswagen Passat has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 30, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Volkswagen Passat. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 594
- Crashes reported
- 19
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 Volkswagen Passat, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2014 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, 2012–2013, 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 2012–2013, 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 2012–2013, 2015–2020 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, 2012–2013 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 2012–2013 Passat
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 16V171000
- Reported
- March 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,442
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 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, 2012–2013 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, 2012–2013 Passat, 6 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 15V028000
- Reported
- January 23, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,658
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Passat, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines
- Campaign
- 14V182000
- Reported
- April 15, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,452
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2014 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 594 owner complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on August 28, 2026. Of these, 19 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries.
In complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the air bags (60%), followed by the engine (13%) and the electrical system (12%).
5 of the 2014 Volkswagen Passat's 10 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2014 Volkswagen Passat owners gave the mileage (259 complaints), the median was 49,292 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags354
- Engine77
- Electrical System74
- Unknown Or Other59
- Fuel/Propulsion System47
- Steering44
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27 | |
| 2015 | 25 | |
| 2016 | 169 | |
| 2017 | 104 | |
| 2018 | 55 | |
| 2019 | 42 | |
| 2020 | 28 | |
| 2021 | 25 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 19 | |
| 2025 | 39 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 169. 55% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Volkswagen Passat drew 4.2× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Passat year in the same window: 1st highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2014 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 594 complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2014 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted