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2017 Volkswagen Passat driver assistance problems

The 2017 Volkswagen Passat has 28 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

28

Driver Assistance complaints

16%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Passat driver assistance complaints by model year28 complaints2012: 1 complaints2013: 5 complaints2014: 1 complaints2015: 1 complaints2016: 8 complaints2017: 28 complaints2018: 3 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 6 complaints2022: 5 complaints
Passat driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I had my battery changed at the VW dealership and a week later, my horn stopped working, my airbag light came on and my front assist no longer works. There’s also a clicking noise when I turn my steering wheel. It seems this clock coil issue has been a recall issue for VW for years, but when I…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · March 26, 2022

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2017 Volkswagen Passat have?

NHTSA has 28 complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Passat driver assistance — 16% 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.