NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2015 Volkswagen Passat has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 4, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 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
- 243
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 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 2015 Volkswagen Passat
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 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, 2016–2020 Passat, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V014000
- Reported
- January 11, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 119,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V705000
- Reported
- October 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Passat, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 15V373000
- Reported
- June 15, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 62
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Volkswagen Passat
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 2014 Passat, 3 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 14V670000
- Reported
- October 24, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 393
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2015 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 243 owner complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on July 24, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the air bags (36%), followed by the engine (22%) and the electrical system (20%).
2 of the 2015 Volkswagen Passat's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2015 Volkswagen Passat owners gave the mileage (132 complaints), the median was 47,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags88
- Engine53
- Electrical System48
- Unknown Or Other40
- Service Brakes26
- Steering26
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 26 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 33 | |
| 2019 | 44 | |
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 20 | |
| 2022 | 31 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 12 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 44. 37% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Volkswagen Passat drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Passat year in the same window: 10th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 243 complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2015 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: July 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted