Volkswagen Passat (old)
Overall Average Rating - 83.37%
Position in the Top 100 cars - 62nd
Ratings
Position in the Top 100 cars
Reliability: 77th
Build Quality: 36th
Running Costs: 31st
Performance: 57th
Braking: 72nd
Ride Quality: 54th
Handling: 87th
Practicality: 44th
Comfort: 73rd
Ease of Driving: 80th
Your Quotes
“It's a practical workhorse. However, mine has had a number of very expensive faults - clutch and cir-con compressor - and dealer servicing is also costly.”
Mr David Burton - Oxfordshire
“Good car apart from the flywheel which costs a lot to replace.”
Mr Steve Healey - Rutland
“The car has been an easy ownership experience.”
Mr Mark Beer - Essex
“Quality and performance buy, still a joy to drive.”
Mr Ian Eaton - Walsall
“Comfortable,good performance, excellent build quality, reliable. Easy to drive(mine being automatic transmission) and good to look at.”
Mr David Oates - Lancashire
“Too many gimmicky electrics that are prone to water intrusion.”
Mr Stanley Ashcroft - Dorset
“Not as reliable as VW would have you believe. Very expensive main dealer parts and labour.”
Mr Steve Morgan - Middx
“Excellent car. Very happy with it except the brake problem. However this should have been picked up by the dealer when selling it to us and I cannot believe they had the cheek to charge me to fix it. Extremely disappointed with the dealer and will not be going back there!”
Mr Simon Breeze - Edinburgh
“Reasonably reliable but numerous small faults. Main dealer very poor.”
Trevor Garrood - London
“Excellent! Comfortable,nice ansd easy to drive, smooth ride, Very good build quality, Plenty of power when required, just a bit thirsty if you use that power!”
Mr Guy Broadhead - Leicester
“Good car but not very exciting.”
Edward Chapman - Cornwall
“Car is comfortable, quick, safe, very good family car. No problem with paint, interior, exterior. Perfect suspension and brakes.”
Mr Peter Heryng - Surrey
“It does most things well but lacks any sparkle.”
Mr Gordon Shepherd - West Sussex
Manufacturer Verdict (Position - 15th)
Justifying its premium prices has always been a problem for VW. Most models in its range challenge for class honours, but if you want a cut-price alternative with similar strengths, you can opt instead for a VW-owned Skoda or SEAT. While the Czech firm's latest models trounce anything from VW in the Driver Power top 100, at least the German giant has trumped SEAT in the manufacturer rank.
