2018 Volkswagen Passat

Documented records held locally from official US and Canadian sources. Each record shows its official identifier so it can be confirmed at the source; nothing here is a score or a prediction.

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 4 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 601 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 0 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 45 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 3 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 20V561000 2020-09-16

    Recall 20V561000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Golf R and Atlas, 2017 Golf Alltrack and E-Golf and 2016-2018 Passat vehicles. These internal use vehicles were sold without confirmation that they were built to all applicable regulatory requirements and may have been modified prior to sale. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements…

    Recorded model years: 2018

  • 19V389000 2019-05-22

    Recall 19V389000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2020 Volkswagen Passat and 2018-2019 Atlas vehicles. The blocking cap disabling the adjustment of the headlight's horizontal aim may not have been installed. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

    Recorded model years: 2018

  • 18V536000 2018-08-15

    Recall 18V536000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Volkswagen Atlas and 2017-2018 Volkswagen Passat vehicles. The brake caliper bracket mounting bolts on these vehicles may not have been tightened sufficiently.

    Recorded model years: 2018

Showing 3 of 4 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 52 records exist for the Volkswagen Passat where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 11035772 2026-07-15

    VOS-26-42

    This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0019 - Hotfix 12-V battery test(s) – No battery diagnosis - Inconclusive test result.

    Recorded model years: 2018

  • 11035762 2026-07-09

    V1718062017813_24

    Oil Consumption Measurement and Electronic Oil Consumption Measurement

    Recorded model years: 2018

  • 11034614 2026-06-18

    TT 13-20-01_3

    Instruction, how to lubicate engine before initial start.

    Recorded model years: 2018

Showing 3 of 601 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 3,214 records exist for the Volkswagen Passat where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

See all model years Go to the Volkswagen Passat page

A further 20 records exist for the Volkswagen Passat where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

  • 2019242 2019-05-23

    Transport Canada recall 2019242

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2018

  • 2018429 2018-08-15

    Transport Canada recall 2018429

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2018

  • 2018292 2018-06-01

    Transport Canada recall 2018292

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2018

A further 43 records exist for the Volkswagen Passat where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

45 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

  • reports mentioning a crash 5
  • reported injuries 2

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

  • Brakes13 (20.0%)Official recall records for this system: 14, covering model years 1998–2018.
  • Engine11 (16.9%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 1995–2016.
  • Electrical system10 (15.4%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 1996–2014.
  • Fuel system6 (9.2%)Official recall records for this system: 17, covering model years 1998–2016.
  • Air bags (restraint system)5 (7.7%)Official recall records for this system: 21, covering model years 2003–2020.
  • Speed control & accelerator4 (6.2%)
  • Driver-assistance systems3 (4.6%)
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)3 (4.6%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2012–2014.

Other / uncategorized: 3 classifications (4.6%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 7,633 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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