Used 2015 Volkswagen Passat Consumer Reviews
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Corey Miller, 07/08/2016
2015 Volkswagen Passat TDI SEL Premium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Maintainance costs are high but worth it with the fuel mileage
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Avoid German cars especially VW
Art Brockmeyer, 07/20/2021
2015 Volkswagen Passat TDI SEL Premium 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
My first brand new car, a 2015 Passat has been a nightmare. The following were serviced/replaced OUT of warranty: Upholstery torn from normal use w/less than 10K miles on driver’s seat; heated seats only work on high, generator, 2 batteries, air conditioning compressor, water pump, (there are 3 water pumps and thermostats on this diesel). Car broke down between Berkeley and S Lake Tahoe, due to overheating. Radiator/hose fitting cost $100 for a part that costs about $20 for other cars. L Rear pwr window motor does not work. Warning lights on dash give false positives or go on/off intermittently including tire pressure measuring light. I settled w/ VW on EPA emissions scandal for $8,000 plus a $1,000 Visa Card plus $500 VW Service/Accessories. Have put over $6K in car repairs that have nothing to do with the Diesel engine elements. My mechanic says German cars are the HIGHEST in maintenance costs. BMW, VW, AUDI, MERCEDES are in his shop ALL the time. The only one that is reliable is PORSCHE, and who can afford one. My Passat drove great on test drive and has fantastic cabin room and a huge trunk. I paid $30K for this car and I expected it to be somewhat reliable. Now, heater still doesn’t work, heat/ac motor sounds like it is acting up and still praying for proper engine cooling. I will not buy another VW or any German car. Next time a Chevy Impala, Toyota Camry or Honda Civic. Sorry VW. I’m hoping my Passat will at least limp down the road until this clown car is paid off!
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Great Car. Has annoying road noise
Chris, 11/13/2015
updated 05/16/2018
2015 Volkswagen Passat Limited Edition PZEV 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
Bought this car brand new. Love it! Except for the wind noise in the back right window. Took it to the dealer they did some test and pretty much told me tough luck wait until a service bulletin to come out. Not a great first impression. Now I have a brand new car with a noise and is audible and very annoying. I encourage everyone to please submit complaints directly to VW Owner Care that way we as consumers can get them to back there products correctly!
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worse car ive ever had
Ashley T, 07/20/2017
2015 Volkswagen Passat Wolfsburg Edition PZEV 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful
Last year in may 2016 we had an awful hail storm and unfortunately my favorite car got totaled from the hail up here in Billings Montana. Fortunately, my fiancé had a pick up for me to drive in the mean time while we look for a car. We are both Ford people and thought to go out of the norm for once when we saw this beautiful, classy fuel efficient car. For us there are a lot of pros and cons with this car mainly cons. My Wolfsburg car is very fast which I love, and handles very well. But I have had nothing but problem with this car, everything went fine till November. That's when my windshield wiper motor took a crap, it happen to be snowing and slushy out, with vehicles driving by me with their slush hitting my window. I tried to use my wind shield wipers with the fluid but no fluid was coming out and it was not clogged, so its was just brown snow smeared across the windshield and was unable to see, that was fun especially when I live 15 miles away. THEN 3 weeks later I start my car in the driveway due to it being 5 degrees out that morning with it dumping snow to warm up the car before I head into work. I get in and thought I forgot to turn on the heat/defrost. nope, the FRICKEN HEATER WENT OUT and it was 5 degrees outside. thankfully I took a shower that morning so that kept me warm along with the heated seats. the warmth of my body frosted the inside of the car and I had to scrap the windows on the INSIDE. that was also really fun!! not!! thankfully is was still had warranty left so I didn't have to pay for any of these issues. also dealing with our dealership in town is terrible, they treat you like your a burden and are disrespectful. and as of lately my seatbelt light keeps dinging at me while im driving, its staring to happen a lot. makes me feel like if I got in an accident the seatbelt would not work, I will be taking it in soon its just SO frustrating. I've heard nothing but good things about VW that's why we took the leap and went out of our nor.so I thought I would write a review to warn people about this car, I may have just gotten a bad car, they cant all be good right!?
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Make sure you take a long test drive
Tom, 11/27/2015
updated 12/01/2016
2015 Volkswagen Passat Limited Edition 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
21 of 44 people found this review helpful
I have had this car for a month now and I can tell this is going to be the most painful car I have ever had. I read the two reviews that discussed the messed up ergonomics and I just didn't pay attention during the test drive. There are so many design flaws that it takes away from what could be an extremely enjoyable car to drive. So here are the design issues to be aware of: - the windshield is sloped more then my 2008 and appears to be tinted less making night driving a challenge with the glare from oncoming traffic - the sloped window has made the door opening smaller, making it hard to get in, especially if the seat isn't all the way down - apparently VW engineers think Americans have big waists but tiny butts because there is all this extra space in the arm rest area that leaves you trying to not leave your arms hanging in space and they designed a seat for someone without a butt. Trying to put your legs inside the bottom seat bolsters can be painful in several areas - once seated you will see that you need a 6ft wingspan to reach the door handle to close the door? Speaking of the door, you have have good control of the door when opening it because of the wide swing path, it will easily hit whatever is parked next to you or it will close back on you - once in the seat you notice that you have to contort your left foot to put it on the footrest or put your leg on top of the bolster, which I do and it is causing a nerve to be pinched. On the other side, the brake and gas pedals are so off plane that I either practically break my ankle moving from the gas to the brake or I have to physically lift my leg up and pull it back to get over tho the brake. Also, the gas pedal sits weirdly behind the center console so you have to contort your right foot to get to the gas. Speaking of the center console, it sticks too far out so in contorting your foot for the gas your knee is constantly rubbing the hard plastic on the console making my knee very sore by the end of my drive. I drive 40 minutes each way to work but my test drive was around 25 minutes so I didn't pick up on these issues and should have known better. I get out after my commute and walk like I have broken ankles. Buyer beware and pay attention. Some other points: handling is good but the backend gets jumpy if going to fast on winding roads, it is not a very planted ride; gas mileage is not great, I have only 30 a couple of times; the low beams are not very bright so I find myself putting my highs on when I might not otherwise; the front defrosting takes awhile, I had a very thin sheet the other morning and it took 10 minutes to clean it off, not looking forward to when winter really hits; I mentioned above about having someplace to rest your arms, well there's no center arm rest to speak of, my 2008 Passat had an electric parking brake well VW cheaped out and went back to a hand brake that results in no armrest. Overall the car is fun to drive but the design issues that result in comfort issues will probably make this my last VW.
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