NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2020 Volkswagen Passat has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 2, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Volkswagen Passat. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 18
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Volkswagen Passat, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2020 Volkswagen Passat
Air bags: passenger side frontal: cushion
- Campaign
- 20V533000
- Reported
- September 2, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,829
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2020 Volkswagen Passat
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 2012–2019 Passat, 1 other model
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 19V218000
- Reported
- March 20, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2020 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2020 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on September 10, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2020 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the air bags (22%), followed by the engine (22%) and the electrical system (17%).
2 of the 2020 Volkswagen Passat's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags4
- Engine4
- Unknown Or Other4
- Electrical System3
- Forward Collision Avoidance3
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2020 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 5. 39% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 18 complaints about the 2020 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2020 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: September 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted