1,035 problems have been reported for the 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The following chart shows the 22 most common problems for 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags with 381 problems. The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (108 problems).
In our research we use the PPMY index to compare the reliability of vehicles. The PPMY index of a certain model is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. The total sales of the 2013 Volkswagen Passat in the United States are 88,846 units [1]. If the total number of problems reported by Volkswagen Passat owners in the last 12 years is 1035, and the age of the vehicle is 12, the PPMY index can then be calculated as
PPMY Index = 1035 / 88,846 / 12 * 1000 = 0.97.
For more information, refer to this page: A study of reliability comparison across Volkswagen Passat model year vehicles.
The following chart shows the number of problems reported during each of the service years since the debut of the 2013 Volkswagen Passat in 2013.
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When making the decision between buying a new or used Volkswagen Passat, the following table can be used to compare the 2013 Volkswagen Passat with the Volkswagen Passat from other model years. Note that the number of problems reported for the 2013 Passat is 1,035 while the average number of problems reported for the 27 model years of the Volkswagen Passat is 371.