Volkswagen Passat

The 2022 Passat in brief

The 2022 Volkswagen Passat is a midsize car offered with a 2.0L 4-cyl turbo engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 194 inches long and 72 inches wide on a 110-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,325 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 28 MPG combined (24 city / 36 highway), 3% better than the 2022 midsize car average of 27.1 MPG, for an estimated $2,400 a year in fuel.

In NHTSA crash testing it earned a 4-star overall rating.

It has 0 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the electrical system.

The Volkswagen Passat has 17 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2022.

Its most efficient year was 2015 at 34 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 23 to 34 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the air bags (1,460), engine (451), electrical system (421).

Buying used? 2022 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2015 is the year to avoid.

2012 has the most recalls (11); all years together count 30 campaigns and 3,017 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Passat compares

The 2005 Volkswagen Passat is a midsize car offered with 3 engines (2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 1.8L 4-cyl turbo and 2.8L 6-cyl) and front-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 184 inches long and 69 inches wide on a 106-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,536 lb (4dr Sedan AWD /Glx W8 4 Motion).

About the Volkswagen Passat

The Volkswagen Passat is a nameplate of large family cars (D-segment) manufactured and marketed by the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen since 1973 and also marketed variously as the Dasher, Santana, Quantum, Magotan, Corsar and Carat — in saloon, estate, and hatchback body styles. With sales of 34 million units worldwide, the Passat is the fourth best-selling automobile of all time.

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