10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
64,703 miles

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problem #3

Aug 292017

Passat

  • 83,000 miles
The contact owned a 2010 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving slowly towards a stop sign, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated and drove forward causing another vehicle to crash into the driver-€™s side of the vehicle. There were no injuries reported. A police report was filed. Neither the local dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000. The vehicle was destroyed.

- Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

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problem #2

Feb 032021

Passat

  • 108 miles
108K miles. Got off of work and I went to start the vehicle. I started the vehicle the battery light started to flash and the check engine light came on and started flashing I just did a quick loop and put it right back into the parking spot that I was in. I took it into a shop they found that the starter was getting way too hot. They took the starter out and put in a new one and when they went to start the vehicle the engine seized

- Sandy, UT, USA

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problem #1

Aug 092018

Passat

  • 111,000 miles
Car stalled and stopped from full motion to reduced speed.

- Fremont, CA, USA

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