2015 Volkswagen Passat Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 23about this part
- Share
- 9%of 243 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 50,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 23 complaints about the fuel system of the 2015 Volkswagen Passat, 9% of the 243 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I got a recall notice regarding the cam issue with this vehicle. They are tell me the fix is to change the software in the ECM. However doing so will change the timing on my car which will affect the performance, gas mileage and emission that my pzev car puts out. Vw refuses to give me a straight answer on what they are changing. I believe that said changes will cause my vechile to pollute more and get worse mileage as they must be adjusting the timing to change the amount of vacuum the cam shaft makes.”
NHTSA complaint #10882700, filed 2016-07, 15,000 miles“Engine failure due to fuel system failure. During driving complete engine shutdown. Will not restart, vehicle towed to dealership. This happened a second time within 2000 miles. Dealer states contaminated fuel both instances. Fuel was purchased at two separate gas stations each time. Costing 7000 dollars in repairs for each instance.”
NHTSA complaint #11139501, filed 2018-10, 35,000 miles“Car lost power while driving. Almost caused crash, as I was accelerating and sudden loss of power with cars coming. Car would not rev over 2k RPM, and took about 2 minutes to get to 45mph. Dealer diagnosed car and said high pressure fuel pump was bad. They changed that, fuel filter, and cleaned diesel tank.”
NHTSA complaint #11255513, filed 2019-09, 70,000 miles“Took car in for recall on air bags drove home 3 minutes from dealer.next morning car dies out in the middle of busy intersection and will not restart nearly causing an accident 3 blocks from home. Dealer says they did nothing to engine. And would charge me 175.00 to diagnose . Vw had this problem with earlier year Passat vehicles when power was interrupted and would cause fuel pump failure.”
NHTSA complaint #11192664, filed 2019-03, 60,000 miles“Fuel filler door opens intermittently. Not good when attempting to fill car with gas, and the door won't open. There is no manual release for this, and you would have to break parts to get to the fuel filler cap.”
NHTSA complaint #11196210, filed 2019-04, 50,000 milesRelated recalls
- 15V028000Jan 23, 2015Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jetta vehicles manufactured March 28, 2014, to November 24, 2014…Covers: Volkswagen Passat 2014–2015, Jetta 2014–2015, Beetle 2014–2015 +2 more
Related service bulletins
- 10249416Jan 22, 2024TB updated to change coolant part number and claimable amount per Warranty and Parts depts.
- 10247540Dec 13, 2023Diesel Fuel System and Repair
- 10238298Jun 15, 2023Gasoline fuel additive
- 10224854Sep 28, 2022Evaluate TDI vehicle for repurchase prior to repairs
- 10222200Sep 28, 2022This Document informs dealers on VWP-18-05 revised.
- 10222093Sep 22, 2022DTC's P053F,P0087, P0088, P1025 may set due to the high pressure fuel pump being out of time (sync).
- 10214745Jun 23, 2022Gasoline quality check. Update to model and model year applicability.
- 10214485Jun 15, 2022Gasoline quality.
- 10203676Nov 22, 2021This Document was revised to include 2022 Model Year information
Fuel system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 8% |
| 2020 | 2 | 11% |
| 2019 | 2 | 17% |
| 2018 | 6 | 13% |
| 2017 | 7 | 6% |
| 2016 | 18 | 17% |
| 2015 | 23 | 9% |
| 2014 | 50 | 8% |
| 2013 | 88 | 12% |
| 2012 | 46 | 10% |
| 2011 | 3 | 19% |
| 2010 | 33 | 20% |
| 2009 | 53 | 36% |
| 2008 | 63 | 38% |
| 2007 | 42 | 16% |
| 2006 | 64 | 11% |
| 2005 | 23 | 16% |
| 2004 | 57 | 20% |
| 2003 | 169 | 27% |
| 2002 | 73 | 11% |
| 2001 | 44 | 10% |
| 2000 | 46 | 9% |
| 1999 | 29 | 4% |
| 1998 | 17 | 5% |
| 1997 | 1 | 3% |
| 1995 | 3 | 3% |
| 1994 | 2 | 8% |
| 1993 | 7 | 10% |
| 1992 | 8 | 21% |
| 1991 | 5 | 21% |
| 1990 | 1 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2015 Volkswagen Passat
88 complaintsEngine
53 complaintsElectrical system
48 complaintsOther or unknown
40 complaintsBrakes
28 complaintsSteering
26 complaintsSuspension
16 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Volkswagen Passat
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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology