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Volkswagen Passat recalls

38 DVSA safety recalls name the Volkswagen Passat, launched 1995 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Passat. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

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Recalls38
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch1995
Earliest and latest build dates named1991 to 2025
Is a specific Passat affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Volkswagen Passat recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement R/2025/35722 Aug 202528 Sep 2005 to 6 May 201324
Replace front passenger airbag R/2025/2089 Jun 202520 Jan 2025 to 17 Mar 202510
On certain vehicles with electromechanical brake servo and DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox) of a limited R/2024/01412 Jan 20248 Aug 2019 to 20 Oct 202326,721 (whole recall)
Takata Front airbag R/2023/17813 Jun 202318 Feb 2005 to 2 Jun 20158,088
The fuse in the high-voltage system of plug-in hybrid vehicles was in some cases produced with too R/2022/0867 Apr 202223 Jan 2019 to 10 Feb 20221,868 (whole recall)
Driver's air bag may not deploy correctly if activated R/2021/40321 Oct 202119 Oct 1999 to 22 Dec 200064 per line
Driver's air bag may not deploy correctly if activated R/2021/40411 Oct 202122 May 1998 to 22 Dec 1999300 per line
The bolted connection of the pull rod between the electromechanical brake servo and brake pedal R/2021/32010 Sep 202113 Jan 2019 to 20 May 2021145 per line
The positive battery cable and the control unit cable may have been mixed up R/2021/1428 Apr 202112 Dec 2020 to 18 Feb 2021243 per line
Too little torque may be provided by the engine at low engine speeds R/2019/2649 Aug 20199 Oct 2018 to 28 May 2019373 per line
Possible incorrect welded connection of rear seat bench R/2019/23222 Jul 201912 Feb 2019 to 22 Feb 201954
The joint between the sun roof trim and sun roof frame is incorrctly bonded R/2019/0817 Mar 20192 Nov 2015 to 31 May 20178 per line
Driver airbag generator housing could come loose R/2019/01924 Jan 20191 Jan 2002 to 31 Dec 2002786 per line
Rear seat bench welded connection may not be correctly performed R/2018/35212 Dec 20181 May 2018 to 31 Aug 20184,027 (whole recall)
Head restraint guide retaining spring may be faulty R/2018/2127 Aug 20185 May 2018 to 18 May 2018428
Head restraint may be insecure R/2018/13311 May 201814 Feb 2018 to 31 Mar 20182,881 (whole recall)
Starter motor may malfunction and overheat R/2018/0627 Mar 20181 Mar 2011 to 30 Nov 201116,625 (whole recall)
Rear wheel bearing housings may be incorrectly manufactured and could fail prematurely R/2017/29417 Nov 201721 Aug 2017 to 29 Aug 2017420 per line
Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident R/2017/07922 Mar 20171 May 2016 to 31 Oct 20163,879 (whole recall)
Lights may fail without warning R/2017/04023 Jan 20171 Jun 2015 to 31 Oct 201612,440 (whole recall)
Electronic stability control system may fail R/2016/2129 Sep 201620 May 2015 to 30 Jun 20155
Child lock may disengage R/2016/14523 Jun 201625 Nov 2015 to 14 Apr 201613,620 (whole recall)
Sunroof may injure occupants when it is closed from outside vehicle R/2016/05930 Mar 201617 Feb 2015 to 5 Feb 2016606
Unintentional deployment of an airbag R/2016/02822 Mar 20161 Apr 2014 to 30 Jul 201411
Braking performance may be affected R/2016/02518 Feb 20161 Sep 2014 to 31 May 201511,589
Directional control may be compromised R/2015/09724 Jun 20151 Apr 2015 to 11 Apr 2015303 per line
Fuel may leak R/2011/16915 Dec 20111 Jan 2009 to 15 Dec 201133,719 (whole recall)
Clutch may operate inadvertently with unexpected loss of drive R/2009/11014 Dec 20091 Sep 2008 to 31 Aug 20093,514 (whole recall)
Wipers may detach R/2006/2215 Mar 20071 Apr 2005 to 31 Aug 200643,357
Possibility of fire R/2006/1157 Aug 20061 Apr 2005 to 30 Jun 20051,406
Track rod nut may not be torqued correctly and become loose R/2005/1818 Dec 20051 Feb 2005 to 31 May 200573
Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break R/2004/2113 Mar 20051 Mar 2004 to 31 Aug 200449,701 (whole recall)
Rh shock absorber mounting may not be correctly torqued R/2004/10829 Jul 20048 Jun 2003 to 10 Jun 20031,699
Tow bar ball end may loosen R/1999/00115 Jan 19991 Jan 1996 to 30 Jun 1998224
1) air mass meter grid may detach and jam throttle open & fuel pipes & 2) metal brake pipes R/1998/05217 Jul 19981 Dec 1997 to 30 Apr 199874 per line
The drivers air bag could have been unintentionally deactivated R/1998/05615 Jul 1998not recorded121 per line
Insecurity of fan blade R/1996/00812 Feb 19961 Jan 1994 to 31 Dec 19952,054 (whole recall)
Failure of headlamps R/1995/0086 Sep 19951 Mar 1991 to 31 Aug 199228,112 (whole recall)

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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.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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