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2002 Volkswagen Passat lighting problems

The 2002 Volkswagen Passat has 36 lighting complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

36

Lighting complaints

5%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Lighting complaints by year

Passat lighting complaints by model year60 complaints1992: 1 complaints1993: 4 complaints1995: 5 complaints1996: 8 complaints1997: 3 complaints1998: 8 complaints1999: 18 complaints2000: 12 complaints2001: 39 complaints2002: 36 complaints2003: 45 complaints2004: 19 complaints2005: 5 complaints2006: 14 complaints2007: 8 complaints2008: 3 complaints2010: 4 complaints2011: 1 complaints2012: 18 complaints2013: 60 complaints2014: 9 complaints2015: 6 complaints2016: 5 complaints2017: 1 complaints2018: 1 complaints2021: 2 complaints
Passat lighting complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE BULBS WERE BURNED OUT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HARNESS MELTED. SHE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Lighting · October 10, 2007 · fire

Common questions

How many lighting complaints does the 2002 Volkswagen Passat have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 2002 Volkswagen Passat lighting — 5% 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.