2002 Volkswagen Passat Wagon Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 14%of 7 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 96,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2002 Volkswagen Passat Wagon, 14% of the 7 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 96,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving up somewhat of a hill and had to slow down due to a bit of traffic flow. I had realized I was a little closer than I thought so I braked a little harder than usual. My brakes were grabbing on tightly to the ground like they should but then seemed to have given out at the last couple seconds. My car hit the car in front of me, resulting in both my front airbags going off. The airbag on the passenger side and swung out and hit my right hand, resulting in some minor burns and scrapes. I then started going backwards after the car in front of me was hit. …”
NHTSA complaint #10563783, filed 2014-02, 96,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10213836Jan 22, 2016Airbag Issues.
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Volkswagen Passat Wagon
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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