Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Volkswagen Passat

Volkswagen Passat owners have reported 2 problems related to forward collision avoidance (under the forward collision avoidance category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the Passat.

1 Forward Collision Avoidance problem of the 2017 Volkswagen Passat

Failure Date: 05/12/2026

The contact owns 2017 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph, with the forward collision avoidance system activated, the vehicle failed to detect another vehicle and the vehicle was involved in a crash. The air bags did not deploy. There was no injuries sustained. A police report was filed but the information was not provided. The vehicle was vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was not duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000.

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2 Forward Collision Avoidance problem of the 2017 Volkswagen Passat

Failure Date: 01/14/2024

The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving across a railroad track, the forward collision avoidance braking system independently engaged. The contact was able to safely cross the railroad track. The contact stated that the failure had occurred previously while the contact was driving and crossing an intersection. However, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 137,000.


Other Common Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Volkswagen Passat

Problem Category Number of Problems
Automatic Emergency Braking problems
15
Adaptive Cruise Control problems
15
Warnings problems
10
Forward Collision Avoidance problems
2


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