Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1996 Volkswagen Passat

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
142
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
38
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

142 filed
2
Crashes
1
Fires
5
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    17
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    14
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    11
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER Dash
    11
  • Unknown OR Other
    8
  • Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
    7
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    7
  • Electrical System
    7

Recalls

1 campaign
02V256000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2002-09-18

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.

RiskIF SUCH FAILURES OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE AT NIGHT OR IN RAINY OR SNOWY WEATHER, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 20, 2002. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT VWOA AT 1-800-822-8987.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
EA00028·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES2000-12-28 → 2002-01-29

FUEL TANK PUNCTURE

Led to recall02V026000

EA00020·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2000-08-10 → 2002-10-09

LIGHT AND /WINDSHIELD WIPERS

Led to recall02V256000

PE00033·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES2000-08-10 → 2000-12-28

FUEL TANK PUNCTURE

PE00006·VISIBILITY2000-02-02 → 2000-08-10

LIGHTS AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPER OBSCURED

PE00006·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2000-02-02 → 2000-08-10

LIGHTS AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPER OBSCURED

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