Ownership Cost for 1998 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8T
Estimated: $52889 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$5565
$2671
$2337
$2115
$1892
$14580
Insurance
$1646
$1704
$1763
$1825
$1889
$8827
Fuel
$1418
$1461
$1512
$1572
$1643
$7606
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1825
$2439
$2291
$12230
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$2154
$2154
$2154
$2154
$2154
$3189
Total Ownership Costs
$14523
$10131
$9047
$9568
$9621
$52889
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 1781
Displacement CI: 108.683288232
Displacement L: 1.781000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 150
Engine KW: 111.8550
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Passat
Model Year: 1998
Other Engine Info: 51-St., Emissions Certification Test Group: WADXV01.8322
Other Restraint System Info: Restraint System: AirBag - Dr/Pass, Active - Dr/Pass
Plant City: Emden
Plant Country: Germany
Series: GLS / TDI
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FELT AS IF THE REAR TIRES WERE LOCKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE WITH THE ABS AND THE ENTIRE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,978.
1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH IN REVERSE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SLAMMED TO THE GROUND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOWER RIGHT CONTROL ARM. THE CONTACT HAS THE FAILED COMPONENT ALONG WITH PICTURES. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR FOR FREE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 197,000.