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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1VWBN7A3XDC••••••2013 Volkswagen PASSAT
This build draws 2.4× more complaints than the average 2013 Volkswagen PASSAT build (13 vs 6).
13on this build
708on the model
128builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
Most reportedAir Bags 4Fuel System 3Diesel 3Electrical System 3
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireOct 2016
The contact owns a 2013 volkswagen passat. While driving, the contact smelled smoke inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000
Air BagscrashSep 2016
The contact owned a 2013 volkswagen passat. While driving 45 mph, the passenger side of the contact's vehicle was struck by another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a body shop. The…
Exterior LightingOct 2020
Purchased the car in july of 2020 and have had issues with headlight bulbs not working. Started off with low beams, replaced with new ones and only one worked. Since then, the high beams have quit working as well as the fog lights which were replaced when purchased vehicle
Electrical SystemApr 2020
The rear driver side taillights and turn signal quit working, replaced bulbs still broke. Airbag warning light stays on, this is the same problem that many of the vw have. My VIN shows that 5 repairs have been fixed if these are supposed to be fixed it didn't work. Recalls were…
SteeringNov 2017
In october 2017 I purchased a passat tdi from armstrong volkswagen in gladstone oregon. I then found out about the clock spring recall. Within a month of owning the vehicle, my entire steering wheel components stopped working and the air bag light came on. While driving, my…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1VWBN7A3XDC131322 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.