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1999 Volkswagen Passat airbags problems

The 1999 Volkswagen Passat has 22 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 3% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

22

Airbags complaints

3%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Passat airbags complaints by model year381 complaints1996: 5 complaints1997: 4 complaints1998: 8 complaints1999: 22 complaints2000: 17 complaints2001: 26 complaints2002: 11 complaints2003: 23 complaints2004: 8 complaints2005: 4 complaints2006: 151 complaints2007: 106 complaints2008: 33 complaints2009: 12 complaints2010: 45 complaints2011: 5 complaints2012: 296 complaints2013: 381 complaints2014: 353 complaints2015: 89 complaints2016: 25 complaints2017: 28 complaints2018: 5 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 3 complaints
Passat airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1999 Volkswagen Passat have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 1999 Volkswagen Passat airbags — 3% 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.