1996 Volkswagen Passat visibility & wipers problems
The 1996 Volkswagen Passat has 22 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.
22
Visibility & Wipers complaints
12%
Share of year
0
Crash-involved
0
Related recalls
Visibility & Wipers complaints by year
What owners report
“VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERINCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DAY RUINNING LIGHT/ HEAD LIGHT, HEATER / COOLING SYSTEM WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT OR STOP OPERATING. SOMETIMES IF KEY IS JIGGLED IT WOULD CAUSE IT TO COME BACK ON OR OPERATE AGAIN. ASLO, SPEEDOMETER / ODOMETER FAIL EDTO OPERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED…”
Common questions
How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1996 Volkswagen Passat have?
NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 1996 Volkswagen Passat visibility & wipers — 12% 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.