Volkswagen Passat

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $23000.00 from Automaxx Calgary

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 volkswagen passat

Summary:
Third Volkswagen I have owned. Overall a very solid family car. Hillcrest Volkswagen in Halifax is an excellent dealership to deal with,have cover various parts under warranty that I didn't think were covered. Very satisfied with Hillcrest Halifax

Strengths:
Turbo engine, handling is great especially when you use the optional tire recommend by the manufacture. For a family car it looks sharp, my wife loves it.

Weaknesses:
Turbo charge, had to have replaced by Dealer in Calgary (avoid Fifth avenue Autohaus )

Similar Products Used:
VW Jettas

Price Paid:  $26000.00 from Boston Volkswagen

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 Passat Sedan

Summary:
This car is the worst car I have ever owned. I bought new off the lot in 2002 and have had problem after problem since purchase. I have had the engine light go on too many times to count. After regular oil changes I still had an oil sludge back up in the engine where it had to be rebuilt at 20k miles - covered under warranty but had to supply VW with all of my paperwork to prove oil changes withing 5k miles or 6 months since purchase. The ignition coils had a recall, I had them all replaced and even still each one of them has blown. Apparently the brake pads go on this car easily (VW is aware of this issue) and I now have 60k miles on this car and have had 4 break jobs done on the car - 2 front, 2 back.
Long story short, don't ever buy VW. It's not worth the money and the engineering is poor and expensive to fix.

Weaknesses:
everything

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Passat Wagon

Summary:
This is my second Passat Wagon. It's the turbo with tiptronic. Great gas mileage, handles well, excellent acceleration, comfortable.

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $30000.00 from Berge VW

Year / Model Reviewed:
2007 passat wagon

Summary:
I bought my Passat in May of 2007, it has 5400 miles on it and it's been nothing but problems. I've had to bring it in to the dealership 4 times now to be repaired. I owned a Jetta before that and that vehicle also had issues. Against my better judgement I traded the Jetta in for the Passat and have been so regretful ever since. I would highly suggest to anyone that buys one of these cars, to really research it before you do it. Check out the dealership that you want to buy the car from also, on the BBB. It would probably be in your best interest to purchase the extended warranty on the vehicle also, that way your covered later on, if you purchased a car that ends up having a lot of issues. In the end, I will never buy another VW again, it's not worth all the time and energy I spend in the service department getting it fixed.

Strengths:
It's a nice looking car, VW customer relations is very easy to work with. It's got alot of great features.

Weaknesses:
The more features it has, the more can and will go wrong with it. Parts of the car just seem to break, almost like it's made out of cheap plastic. It's definitely not worth the price.

Similar Products Used:
2003 VW Jetta

Price Paid:  $27000.00 from Maroone Volkswagen

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Volskwagen Passat

Summary:
I leased a 2004 Passat when I relicated to Flroida in 2003. The car was beautiful and ran nicely until 2006, when the check OILE PUMP went on. It turns out that at less than 23,000 miles the oil pump went. The dealership would not fix it under warranty, and Volkswagen Of North America sided with the dealership The representative was nasty and I politely told her I would never purchase another Volkswagen , she could have cared less. I asked to speak to a regional manager and she said "We don't have regional managers!" $1,900 later to fix I then had to replace 2 axles (but not at the overpriced dealer). I wouldn't even attempt to see if they were covered under warranty. Gas mileage was lousyon the turbo engine. IF it were under 45 degrees, which sometimes it does in Florida when you started the car in the morning the "brake Failure" light would come on with a loud buzzing and everything would light up and it would say STOP! By mid morning when it was in the 70's the light and noise would not come on.

I was so disgusted with this overpriced pile of junk that I turned it back in October of this year. The day before I was to return it I was driving it (82 degrees out) and the BRAKE FAILURE/STOP came back on. I gladly returned it to the dealer. P.S. The new oil pump was not covered by a warranty except for 3 months, 3,000 miles. Then you are on your own!

I now purchased a Volvo (which I should have done the first time) and absolutely love it.

Strengths:
Looks
Intertio room

Weaknesses:
Horrible gas mileage
Ineffective warranty by Volkswagen
Npisy ride

Similar Products Used:
2001 Nissan Maxima
1997 Nissan Altima