Ownership Cost for 2001 Volkswagen Passat GLX V6
Estimated: $38236 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1743 | $837 | $732 | $662 | $593 | $4567 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1773 | $1826 | $1890 | $1965 | $2054 | $9508 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2190 | $1094 | $880 | $2291 | $9218 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $476 | $476 | $476 | $476 | $476 | $705 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9183 | $7547 | $6637 | $6578 | $8292 | $38236 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | PREMATURE FAILURE OF UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS IN 1998 VW PASSAT. HAD RIGHT CONTROL ARM REPLACED AT 43,000 ALL FOUR REPLACED AT 68,000 AND NOW AT 111,000 NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. *JB |
| 2001 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 65 MPH WITH ABOUT 400 MILES ON VEHICLE, AND BRAKES DID NOT TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL . VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. DRIVER HAD TO USE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, AND CRASHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS. *AK VW DID NOT GIVE CONSUMER A LOANER CAR AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *SLC |
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