Ownership Cost for 2010 Volkswagen Passat (Komfort PZEV)
Estimated: $40189 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2475
$1188
$1039
$940
$841
$6483
Insurance
$1748
$1809
$1873
$1938
$2006
$9374
Fuel
$1472
$1516
$1569
$1632
$1705
$7894
Maintenance
$2738
$1745
$1052
$1033
$2279
$8847
Repairs
$971
$1133
$1291
$1410
$1620
$6425
Taxes & Fees
$787
$787
$787
$787
$787
$1166
Total Ownership Costs
$10190
$7480
$6938
$7027
$8554
$40189
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: 2010
Other Engine Info: 50-St. BIN 3/PZEV emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: AVWXV02.03PA.
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat
Belt Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Emden
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Komfort
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FRONT HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED - REPLACED THEM BUT THEY COULDN'T MAKE THE ALIGNMENT OF THE BEAM. THE CAR RUNS TO THE RIGHT BUT THE WHEELS ARE CALIBRATED AND THE DIRECTION ALIGNMENT IS DONE. THE CAR INFILTRATED WATER INSIDE THE CAR AND TRUNK. SUNROOF MALFUNCTION - OPENS IN ALL POSITIONS BUT DON'T CLOSE. THE CAR AS THE FRONT GLASS IS FROM 2005 AND ALL THE OTHERS ARE FROM 2002, CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAR 2003. DIESEL ESCAPED FROM THE PUMP. CD CHANGER - 6 CDS AS MALFUNCTION THE RADIO DOESN'T EJECT THE CD'S. THE MOTOR GAG VARIOUS TIMES A CONSTANT ROTATION. THE TRUNK WAS HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS.... THE COMPLAINTS BEGIN 15 DAYS FROM THE PURCHASE. *JB
2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED 2010 VW PASSAT WITH 69 MILES ON 6/14/2010 IMMEDIATELY NOTICED VEHICLE SHUDDERED IN REVERSE AFTER STARTING. ON 6/27/2010 AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 4 BLOCKS WHILE ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE RPMS AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING UP AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD GO NO WHERE IN ADDITION NO GEAR WAS INDICATED ON THE CONTROL DISPLAY. CHANGING GEARS DIDN'T HELP. AFTER REPEATEDLY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO DISPLAY A GEAR AND MOVE. THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED AGAIN LATER THAT SAME EVENING ALMOST UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 150 MILES. I PLACED THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE THE NEXT DAY. THE SERVICE TECH INDICATED THAT VW WAS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLLED THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I SHOULD BE GETTING A NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE UP TO TWO WEEKS TO GET THE PART. MY VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE IN THE SHOP FOR AFTER MARKET DETAILING FOR TWO DAYS ANYWAY. ON 6/29/2010 I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS READY THAT THE TECH'S HAD DRIVEN THE CAR AROUND THE PARKING LOT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO JUST LEARN THE TRANSMISSION. ON 6/30/2010 I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO PA. ON 7/1/2010 I EXPERIENCED THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEM. AFTER DRIVING APPROX 1/4 - 1/2 MILE I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN INTO A FASTFOOD ESTABLISHMENT. AFTER TURNING IN ABOUT A CAR'S LENGTH THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND TRIED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND CALM DOWN THE IRATE DRIVER BEHIND ME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER SPOKE WITH VW REPEATEDLY AND WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE CONDITION REPEATED. I AM BEING TOLD A CODE RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETECTED. THAT IT WAS CLEARED AND TEST DROVE AND THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PROBLEM. THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO RELEARN THE TRANSMISSION. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE FAILED AT LESS THAN 150 MILES AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE! *TR