Used 2009 Volkswagen Passat Sedan Consumer Reviews
Traded 06 Oil Burner for 09
So far, very few problems with 09 Passat compared to 06 previously owned. Small rattle, ipod adapter issue dealership addressed immediately. 3200 miles driven since purchased. Keep checking my oil to make sure don't have same issue as 06 model. Fun to drive compared to Nissan, Honda, and Toyota family sedans. Unfortunately, my experience is that you trade performance, fit/finish for reliability. Keeping my fingers crossed...
Best value period
Outstanding engineering, safety, and quality. Fantastic value. Excellent purchase experience. Free scheduled maintenance for 3 years. Fun to drive. Getting 34 mpg at 70 mph. VW is the new BMW!
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Drives very nicely...mediocre interior
I love the way this car drives. It drives better than most 6 cyl vehicles I've driven. The interior knobs have a somewhat cheap-looking appearance. Overall a good bang for your buck.
1-month review
Purchased on September 12th, 2009. Test drove BMW 328,335; Mercedec Benz 300, 350; Acura TL; Infiniti G37. Although all of these cars were great, I found the perfect mix of driveability and fun factor in my Passat. I only have about 750 miles on it right now and I am trying to break- in the car as gently as possible. But you can feel the surge of power when you just tap the accelerator. So far I've had no problems. VW offers a 90- day or 6K miles free check up, which I intend to to take advantage of. Since I have not taken it on a long trip, I do not have true HWY mileage; however, so far, I am averaging around 25 mpg with 60/40 Hwy/city.
Nice car, very poor reliability (RUN AWAY!!)
So my parents bought me a 09 Passat as my first car, it was very nice, clean inside and out, I loved how the car drove and handled, it had plenty of power for me and room as well, but let’s look at the reliability aspect, JD power has the reliability a 2/5 which is rather low and I would soon learn how true that was…. The first thing to go was the water pump which was $700 and all the coolant had leaked out while I was out driving, thankfully I was close to home, the second thing to go not to long after that was the electronic throttle body ($600), in this case I had to have it towed because it was in limp mode and I was wayyy to far from my mechanic to drive it there, the third time a WEEK later I had a engine fault come onto my dash and I had to have the valves walnut blasted ($400) given it was a GDI and had never been done the thing was choking itself out and misfiring constantly, it only had 150,000 miles, which isn’t terrible for some cars, but it is for this one… there’s so many other great options other than these such as the Camry or accord, they’re way to expensive to maintain and work on, so STAY WAY
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