Ownership Cost for 2007 Volkswagen Passat (2.0T Wolfsburg Edition)
Estimated: $37888 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2038
$978
$856
$774
$693
$5339
Insurance
$1601
$1657
$1715
$1775
$1837
$8585
Fuel
$1472
$1516
$1569
$1632
$1705
$7894
Maintenance
$2763
$1835
$1016
$849
$2291
$8754
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$580
$580
$580
$580
$580
$859
Total Ownership Costs
$9430
$7190
$6538
$6501
$8228
$37888
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 1984
Displacement CI: 121.071108283
Displacement L: 1.984000
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 200.00
Engine KW: 149.140000
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Passat
Model Year: 2007
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. BIN 5/ULEV II emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: 7ADXV02.0366.
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Mosel
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
1998 VW PASSAT: HEARD LOUD CLANKING NOISES ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING VEHICLE. REPORTED TO VW SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOCAL DEALERSHIP. ADVISED THE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM JOINT IS WORN AND NEED REPLACEMENT. FURTHER, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS ARE TOTALLY SHOT AND NEED REPLACING. CHECKED AND FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD PROBLEM WAS RECALLED BY NHTSA SEP. 1999 (99V-248) BUT THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. DO NOT KNOW WHY AS THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IS THE SAME. ADDITIONALLY, NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN NOTED ON THIS SITE, YET VW OF AMERICA, WHO ADVISED ME ARE AWARE AND SENSITIVE TO THE PROBLEM, REFUSED ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE RECALLED TIE RODS REPLACEMENT WAS REFUSED TO BE FIXED BY THEM. PLEASE FOLLOW UP AND INVESTIGATE VW OF AMERICA FOR THESE VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUES SINCE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DRIVER ACCIDENTS. I AM ALSO WONDERING WHY THE BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT WHEN NEW BRAKES WERE INSTALLED. DO NOT TRUST VW TO BE A SAFE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK
2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED AND BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE STEERING COLUMN DEFECTIVE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AFTER TRYING TO INSERT THE KEY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.