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2013 Volkswagen Passat fuel system problems

The 2013 Volkswagen Passat has 87 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

87

Fuel System complaints

8%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Passat fuel system complaints by model year180 complaints1990: 1 complaints1991: 5 complaints1992: 8 complaints1993: 7 complaints1994: 2 complaints1995: 3 complaints1996: 6 complaints1997: 2 complaints1998: 21 complaints1999: 31 complaints2000: 47 complaints2001: 46 complaints2002: 78 complaints2003: 180 complaints2004: 62 complaints2005: 23 complaints2006: 65 complaints2007: 43 complaints2008: 63 complaints2009: 53 complaints2010: 33 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 47 complaints2013: 87 complaints2014: 50 complaints2015: 22 complaints2016: 18 complaints2017: 6 complaints2018: 6 complaints2019: 2 complaints2020: 1 complaints
Passat fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE GAS PEDAL RANDOMLY GETS STUCK...REPORTED THE ISSUE TO VW...NOT THEIR ISSUE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SEEM TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE!!! I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS...YES IT'S A 2013...BUT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED!!! THIS ISSUE OCCURRED TYPICALLY WHILE IN MOTION...IT WOULD JUST…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · March 5, 2016 · crash

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2013 Volkswagen Passat have?

NHTSA has 87 complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Passat fuel system — 8% 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.