NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2018 Volkswagen Passat has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 16, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Volkswagen Passat. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 46
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Volkswagen Passat, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2018 Volkswagen Passat
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 20V561000
- Reported
- September 16, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 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 2012–2017, 2019–2020 Passat, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V536000
- Reported
- August 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,416
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Passat, 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
- Campaign
- 18V369000
- Reported
- June 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,225
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
2018 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 46 owner complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (11%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the service brakes (26%), followed by the engine (24%) and the electrical system (22%).
None of the 2018 Volkswagen Passat's 4 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Where 2018 Volkswagen Passat owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 35,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes12
- Engine11
- Electrical System10
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Air Bags5
- Vehicle Speed Control4
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 8. 52% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Volkswagen Passat drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Passat year in the same window: 18th highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2018 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen Passat years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 46 complaints about the 2018 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2018 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted