Used 2012 Volkswagen Passat SEL 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl 6A) Consumer Reviews

Name: 2012 Volkswagen Passat
Brand: Volkswagen
Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)

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Chris, Cincinnati, OH, 03/13/2018

Volkswagen Passat SEL 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl 6A)

9 of 10 people found this review helpful

Bought mine for $9,345 OTD with 101k miles but excellent service records. It's my first car and I can confidently reccomend the Passat (2012 anyway) or Jetta (2011) to teen drivers. The interior feels like a luxury car and is more spacious than some vans. The small little German engineering touches that you pick up on are genious. It's fun to drive (feels and sounds like a V6 but it's an I5); Sport mode is peppy but you'll see about 19 mpg city tops. The cabin is rather quiet and comfy. From what I've heard, if you take care of it, the cliché high cost-of-ownership seen on VWs can be avoided.

Safety: 4 out of 5 stars

Technology: 4 out of 5 stars

Performance: 4 out of 5 stars

Interior: 5 out of 5 stars

Comfort: 5 out of 5 stars

Reliability: 5 out of 5 stars

Value: 3 out of 5 stars

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Reliable fun to drive car

Oleksii Ustymchuk, Citrus Heights, CA, 02/26/2019

updated 03/15/2021

Volkswagen Passat SEL 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl 6A)

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I have had this car for 2 years, bought it salvage and fixed it myself. The engine is awesome, turbos make engines unreliable, I am so happy it does not have a turbo. Easy to fix most stuff that breaks, fuses are very easy to find, all engine bolts are accessible, no hidden bolts or plastic covers over components. The car has good power for the engine it has, transmission is very good, shifts smoothly but you can feel it so its awesome. I do hate the dual climate control, very distractive and annoying to use while driving. The driver and passengers sit in the same car and if one wants less ac they can turn it down at the ac vent, the dual climate control is ridiculous system and I will soon be removing it and intalling aftermarket single simple control. The car now already has 75,000 miles and nothing major broke on it, except the dum vacuum pump seals started leaking badly, so I deleted the vacuum pump with aluminum block off plate and put the brake booster hose to the intake. At 65,000 head gasket stared leaking oil on the timing chain side and I had to replace head, intake, cam cover and valve cover gaskets. I did it myself and it took 3 days with ordering timing chain locking tool because it got misaligned during disassembly. Dont buy head gasket from dealer $130 made in mexico, buy autozone $55 made in USA. Other than that what this car needs is some towing hooks and roof racks other than that I love this car.