Ownership Cost for 2012 Volkswagen Passat S PZEV
Estimated: $38334 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2465 | $1183 | $1035 | $937 | $838 | $6458 |
| Insurance | $1813 | $1877 | $1943 | $2011 | $2081 | $9725 |
| Fuel | $1472 | $1516 | $1569 | $1632 | $1705 | $7894 |
| Maintenance | $2219 | $1520 | $974 | $953 | $2041 | $7707 |
| Repairs | $772 | $949 | $1079 | $1201 | $1392 | $5393 |
| Taxes & Fees | $782 | $782 | $782 | $782 | $782 | $1158 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9523 | $7134 | $6713 | $6806 | $8158 | $38334 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1.NORMAL DRIVING 2.REAR BRAKE ROTOR WARP AND EXCESSIVE PAD WEAR 3. 3 SEPERATE INCEDENSES OF REAR BRAKE REPAIRS. (THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY ON THE FRONT BRAKES TO DATE) 4 REAR ROTORS AND 3 SETS OF PADS IN 52,000 MILES. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER INSISTS THIS IS THE NORMAL WEAR PATTERN FOR THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY THE INNER PAD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR..VW OF AMERICA IS BACKING THE STANCE THAT THE DEALER IS CORRECT. THIS HAS CREATED AN UNSAFE BRAKING CONDITION BECAUSE TH THE BRAKE PEDAL OSCILLATES DURING ALL BRAKING. |
| 2012 | ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 67 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE. THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED ONCE, NO OTHER WARNING OTHER LIGHTS FLASHED AND THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS WARNING LIGHTS TO FLASH. SUDDENLY THE CAR HESITATED AND THEN MY SPEED DROPPED TO 0 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. LUCKILY, THE TRANSPORT TRUCKS BEHIND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND ACTUALLY BLOCKED THE TRAFFIC UNTIL I COULD GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO SAFELY ROLL ONTO THE SHOULDER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE; I WAS LUCKY. WHAT GOOD IS IT TO HAVE A CAR THAT YOU NOW FEEL IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE! VW SHOULD HAVE TO BUY THIS CAR BACK. *TR |
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