NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Volkswagen Passat Recalls
The 2021 Volkswagen Passat has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 15, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Volkswagen Passat. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 18
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Volkswagen Passat, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2021 Volkswagen Passat
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 21V812000
- Reported
- October 15, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2021 Volkswagen Passat complaints by year
NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Passat, the newest on June 8, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Passat, the component group named most often is the lane departure (28%), followed by the service brakes (28%) and the air bags (17%).
The 2021 Volkswagen Passat's only recall does not concern the lane departure.
Component groups named in complaints
- Lane Departure5
- Service Brakes5
- Air Bags3
- Electrical System3
- Exterior Lighting2
- Steering2
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Passat peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 5. 67% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Volkswagen Passat drew 0.2× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Passat year in the same window: 19th highest of the 20 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen Passat years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 18 complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Passat are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Passat by model year
Other 2021 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: June 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted