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Volkswagen Passat 2011

The 2011 Volkswagen Passat has a 1.6 L engine. 15 owner complaints are on record.

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Representative photo of the Passat. It may show a different year or version. Photo: Jengtingchen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized and cropped

Specs

Engine
1,590 cc
4
Cylinders4
Length669 mm (26.3 in)
Width1,278 mm
Curb weight1,418 kg (3,126 lb)
Seats5

Specs: average of the cars of this model first registered in 2011 in the Netherlands (RDW vehicle register).

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Recalls

No recalls on record in our sources.

On the road

Cars of this model first registered in 2011, from official registers. Each figure belongs to its country.

🇳🇱 Vehicle register, Netherlands

3,081 still registered

7% with an open recall

Average list price when new: 38,888 € (Dutch taxes included) · RDW, CC0

🇬🇧 Annual roadworthiness test (MOT), Great Britain

34% failed the test the first time

Better than average All cars first registered in 2011: 37%

17,729 tests in 2023 · average 222,482 km · DVSA, OGL v3

Common problems

15 reports🇺🇸 Local data

Reported by owners to the source below. It is not a verdict on this car: it is what people wrote.

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2025-11-05 · NHTSA

After recall 20AE (Fuel Pump Control Module) was completed at Performance Volkswagen in Lyndhurst, NJ, my vehicle began shutting off while idling and displayed code P0087 – Fuel Rail/System Pressure Too Low. This issue began immediately after the recall was done. On one of the first nights after the repair, my car sud…

ENGINE 2021-03-22 · NHTSA

VEHICLE HAS NO COMPRESSION. VILKSWAGOM DEALERSHIP STATED THAT TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED WILL COST $10000 TO FIX

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2020-10-15 · NHTSA

WATER PUMP DEFECT CAUSES TIMING CHAIN MALFUNCTIONING AS VEHICLE MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE MAY OVERHEAT AS WATER FAILURE CAUSES ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK AND CAUSE OVERHEATING TO FIRE HAZARD.

SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER Crash Fire 1 injured 2020-03-06 · NHTSA

VEHICLE MISSING ENGINE CRADLE AFTER BEING REPAIRED AT A CERTIFIED DEALER. VEHICLE MISSING SUBFRAME SCREW AFTER BEING REPAIRED AT CERTIFIED VOLKSWAGEN DESLERSHIP(STONE MOUNTAIN VW AND MARIETTA VW) BOTH LOCATIONS IN GEORGIA. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH DEFECT WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. VEHICLE HAS MULTIPLE SETTLEMENTS. DEAL…

ENGINE 2020-02-21 · NHTSA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT CC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START UP, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. VYLETEL …

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2020-01-23 · NHTSA

I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN MY TRUNK VIA FOB, SWITCH ON THE DOOR NOR REMOTE. I HAVE READ THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AFTER REAR LIGHT FAILURES. MY REAR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND TURNING LIGHTS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS. I WENT INTO THE GROCERY STORE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN T…

STEERING 2019-12-02 · NHTSA

WHILE PARKED, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, A MESSAGE ON THE CONSOLE SHOWS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECTIVE!.

ENGINE 2018-12-08 · NHTSA

VOLKSWAGEN TIMING CHAIN HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BY VOLKSWAGEN EACH TIME THE CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY LEADING TO LAW SUIT. AND THIS TIME, JUST OUTSIDE MANUFACTURING WARRANTY BY 2 DAYS, THE ROCKER ARMS IN MY VW 2.0 ENGINE FAILED ALSO LOCKING THE MOTOR UP COMPLETELY UNABLE TO REPAIR.…

ENGINE 2018-04-10 · NHTSA

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHILCE IN MOTION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TURNED OFF. IT DIDNT WANT TO TURN BACK ON NO MORE.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2017-05-08 · NHTSA

MY SENSOR LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AS WELL AS OTHER LIGHTS. THIS CAR ALSO HAS TROUBLE WITH THE ABS BRAKE CONTROL. FOR IT TO BE AN 2011, I HAVE HAD MORE TROUBLE WITH IT AND ON TOP OF THAT, I'M STILL TRYING TO PAY IT OFF. I'M AM GOING TO UPLOAD WHAT THE MECHANIC STATES NEED TO BE REPAIRED. SOME OF THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL C…

STEERING,AIR BAGS 2017-02-23 · NHTSA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE REVERSING IN A PARKING AREA, A CRACKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING LOST POWER AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO A CLOCK SPRING RECALL. THE DEALER RESOLVED T…

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,WHEELS,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2016-11-30 · NHTSA

AN EMAIL I SENT TO DARCARS/ SILVER SPRING: IN JUNE OF 2016, I NOTICED MY CAR "PUTTERING" AND ALMOST STALLING OUT. A FEW DAYS LATER, MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I IMMEDIATELY CHECK THE OIL LEVEL, WHICH WERE GOOD. I THEN BELIEVE THERE TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE MUFFLER, OR MANIFOLD. IN JUNE OF 2016, I BROUGHT MY CAR …

All 15 reports, grouped by component

Questions

What engine does the 2011 Volkswagen Passat have?
The 2011 Volkswagen Passat has a 1.6 L engine.
What are the common problems of the 2011 Volkswagen Passat?
15 owners have filed complaints, most often about Engine.

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