Ownership Cost for 1997 Volkswagen Passat GLX V6
Estimated: $23685 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $40 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1038 | $1693 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4404 | $4422 | $4395 | $4708 | $5755 | $23685 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER SEAT, DOOR PANELS, GLOVE COMPARTMENT, RADIO EQUIPMENT, BUTTONS FOR THE MIRROR EQUIPMENT AND THE VEHICLE KEPT CUTTING OFF.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WENT FORWARD IT WOULD NOT STOP, THE HEATED SEATS BURNED THE CONSUMERS CHILDREN, HOWEVER HE DID NOT STATE HOW MANY CHILDREN. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. THE DOOR PANELS AND ARM REST WERE PEELING. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ALWAYS GOING OUT. THE BRAKES SQUEAKED. THE BATTERY, GENERATOR AND GROUND WIRE WERE REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING. *JB |
| 1997 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | WHEN THE GEAR LEVER IS PUT IN THE REVERSE GEAR GATE THE GEARBOX MAY BE IN EITHER REVERSE OR FIRST GEAR. THE DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW WHICH GEAR THE CAR IS ACTUALLY IN UNTIL THE CLUTCH IS RELEASED. OBVIOUSLY, THIS MAKES PARKING A NEEDLESSLY DANGEROUS EXERCISE. *AK |
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