NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2016 Volkswagen Passat has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Volkswagen Passat. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 106
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Volkswagen Passat, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2016 Volkswagen Passat
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 21V321000
- Reported
- May 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 46
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Passat, 7 other models
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 20V561000
- Reported
- September 16, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 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 2012–2015, 2017–2020 Passat, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 16V403000
- Reported
- June 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 55
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- 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 2015 Passat, 3 other models
2016 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 106 owner complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on May 3, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the air bags (24%), followed by the electrical system (21%) and the steering (18%).
None of the 2016 Volkswagen Passat's 5 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2016 Volkswagen Passat owners gave the mileage (54 complaints), the median was 33,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags25
- Electrical System22
- Steering19
- Engine17
- Fuel/Propulsion System15
- Service Brakes15
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 16 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 16. 40% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Volkswagen Passat drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Passat year in the same window: 14th highest of the 20 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 106 complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2016 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: May 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted