2020 Volkswagen Passat owner complaints
Most named: air bags
4 of 18 complaints
- Crashes
- 1
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 0
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2020 models.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 4 | 22% |
| Engine | 4 | 22% |
| Other or not specified | 4 | 22% |
| Electrical system | 3 | 17% |
| Forward collision avoidance | 3 | 17% |
| Fuel system | 2 | 11% |
Complaints by model year
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 152 |
| 2010 | 163 |
| 2012 | 484 |
| 2013 | 748 |
| 2014 | 594 |
| 2015 | 243 |
| 2016 | 106 |
| 2017 | 110 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2022 | 13 |
Rivals, 2020
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Malibu | 198 |
| Ford Fusion | 183 |
| Hyundai Sonata | 178 |
| Kia Optima | 148 |
| Subaru Legacy | 121 |
| Honda Insight | 31 |
What this cannot tell you
Counts, not rates. Sales volume differs by model.
Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed defects.
Source: NHTSA complaints data (api.nhtsa.gov), public domain. Collected 2026-10-05.
- Two or more sources agree
- One source
- Model-level or estimate
- Sources differ