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1998 Volkswagen Passat visibility & wipers problems

The 1998 Volkswagen Passat has 32 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

32

Visibility & Wipers complaints

7%

Share of year

0

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.

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1998 Volkswagen Passat have?

NHTSA has 32 complaints about the 1998 Volkswagen Passat visibility & wipers — 7% 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.