2006 Volkswagen Passat Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 2%of 576 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 50,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2006 Volkswagen Passat, 2% of the 576 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,000 miles. 2 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.
“Front grill of the vehicle is dented but not damaged. Car works perfectly fine. Just needs slight body work, but other than that, vehicle is operative. It was on highway 91 w near imperial exit and traffic was stop and go. As traffic was picking back up, vehicle in front of me continued to press forward and by the time I hit my breaks, I slightly hit the back of their bumper and dented my grill.”
NHTSA complaint #11163278, filed 2018-12, 120,000 miles“There is 2 safety recalls on my cars VIN number an my dealership I got it from wobt fix it I've asked over an over I've only had the car for about 8 or 9 months. Im still making payments on it but rarely driving it”
NHTSA complaint #11130804, filed 2018-09, 123,000 miles“Crv boot--I had my left front crv boot replaced 12/2010. Dealership says I need front right and two rear crv boots replaced 10/2011. I drive 14 miles rt to work-no rough terrain-with only 42000-48000 I need all replaced-doesn't seem right and $200.00 per boot. I purchased this vehicle new.”
NHTSA complaint #10429965, filed 2011-10, 42,000 miles“Gosh where do I start vw Passat 51000 miles alot of things went wrong.. Car starter volks came out causing the starter to break my trunk doesn't close pops open in the middle of road/freeway causing me to loose thing from my trunk extremely dangerous in the freeway my steering wheel lock is defected does not lock I have called numerous of vw dealer ships and they want to charge me cause its warranty expired and for steering lock I went before warranty and they want to charge me 90 dollars I don't have that kind of money lying around I have car payment. Ins ect... …”
NHTSA complaint #10255596, filed 2009-01, 50,000 miles“2006 vw Passat 3.6 two weeks ago a noise appeared quite suddenly. Originally thought the car in front of me had a bad muffler. Noise coming from front, right of car. Almost sounded like a baseball card in your bike spokes but louder and deeper. Starts at around 50 MPH. Tone and speed of sound decreases as speed of car decreases but otherwise stays constant. Disappears when you take your foot off gas. Took it to carter vw. They heard sound. Told me that air pressure in front, right tire was at max and so they let some air out and that fixed the problem. It did not. …”
NHTSA complaint #10159290, filed 2006-06, 6,800 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11038143Sep 9, 2026This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
- 10198166Jun 21, 2021VW approved gasoline fuel additive, update to include additional models and model year applicability.
- 10167177Oct 31, 2019The part number listed in the document is to be returned if it meets the criteria provided.
- 10167164Oct 22, 2019The part number listed in the document is to be returned.
Other or unknown: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 5% |
| 2020 | 4 | 22% |
| 2019 | 1 | 8% |
| 2018 | 3 | 7% |
| 2017 | 22 | 20% |
| 2016 | 13 | 12% |
| 2015 | 40 | 16% |
| 2014 | 59 | 10% |
| 2013 | 77 | 10% |
| 2012 | 31 | 6% |
| 2011 | 2 | 13% |
| 2010 | 13 | 8% |
| 2009 | 9 | 6% |
| 2008 | 13 | 8% |
| 2007 | 9 | 3% |
| 2006 | 13 | 2% |
| 2005 | 7 | 5% |
| 2004 | 9 | 3% |
| 2003 | 13 | 2% |
| 2002 | 18 | 3% |
| 2001 | 9 | 2% |
| 2000 | 12 | 2% |
| 1999 | 11 | 2% |
| 1998 | 5 | 2% |
| 1997 | 2 | 5% |
| 1996 | 1 | 3% |
| 1995 | 1 | 1% |
| 1993 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2006 Volkswagen Passat
148 complaintsSteering
112 complaintsElectrical system
79 complaintsEngine cooling
66 complaintsEngine
64 complaintsFuel system
64 complaintsBrakes
49 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
47 complaintsVehicle speed control
32 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
21 complaintsExterior lighting
12 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
11 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Volkswagen Passat
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology