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1995 Volkswagen Passat visibility & wipers problems

The 1995 Volkswagen Passat has 25 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 18% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

25

Visibility & Wipers complaints

18%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Passat visibility & wipers complaints by model year36 complaints1990: 8 complaints1991: 7 complaints1992: 8 complaints1993: 18 complaints1994: 2 complaints1995: 25 complaints1996: 22 complaints1997: 19 complaints1998: 32 complaints1999: 36 complaints2000: 26 complaints2001: 32 complaints2002: 28 complaints2003: 22 complaints2004: 13 complaints2005: 4 complaints2006: 21 complaints2007: 8 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 1 complaints2010: 3 complaints2012: 7 complaints2013: 23 complaints2014: 16 complaints2015: 13 complaints2016: 3 complaints2017: 6 complaints2019: 1 complaints
Passat visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“95 PASSAT HEATER CORE RUPTURE FILLING THE VEHICLE CABIN WITH HOT RADIATOR FLUID AND STEAM. WINDSHIELD BECAME COATED WITH ANTI-FREEZE SOLUTION THAT JUST SMEARED AND COULD NOT BE WIPED OFF. VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH. I WILL BYPASS THE HEATER CORE FOR I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · January 17, 2006 · crash

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1995 Volkswagen Passat have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 1995 Volkswagen Passat visibility & wipers — 18% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.