Vehicle recall R/2016/212

Volkswagen Passat recall: Electronic stability control system may fail

DVSA recall R/2016/212 names the Volkswagen Passat. It was launched 9 September 2016. It covers vehicles built 20 May 2015 to 30 June 2015.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2016/212
Launched: 9 September 2016
Issued by: VW
Manufacturer reference: 45E4
Vehicles: 5 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The electronic stability control (ESC) unit may have not have been manufactured to the correct specification. This may cause the control unit to malfunction during operation

The fix

On affected vehicles check the ESC unit and where necessary replace.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Volkswagen Passat	20 May 2015 to 30 June 2015	5

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Other recalls for these models

R/2016/145 Child lock may disengage 23 June 2016, Volkswagen Up, Volkswagen Polo, Volkswagen Tiguan and others
R/2017/040 Lights may fail without warning 23 January 2017, Volkswagen Tiguan, Volkswagen Touran, Volkswagen Passat and others
R/2016/059 Sunroof may injure occupants when it is closed from outside vehicle 30 March 2016, Volkswagen Passat
R/2016/028 Unintentional deployment of an airbag 22 March 2016, Volkswagen Passat
R/2017/079 Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident 22 March 2017, Volkswagen Scirocco, Volkswagen Transporter, Volkswagen Crafter and others
R/2016/025 Braking performance may be affected 18 February 2016, Volkswagen Passat

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

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