Here are Volkswagen Passat engine problems, by model year. The most common Passat engine problems cost $3,200 to fix & occur at 85,000 miles. Click on a year below.

Worst Engine Problems
oil sludge resulting in engine failure 2002 Volkswagen Passat
engine failure from oil sludge 2003 Volkswagen Passat
engine oil sludge 2005 Volkswagen Passat