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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1VWBT7A33HC••••••2017 Volkswagen PASSAT
This build draws 2.2× more complaints than the average 2017 Volkswagen PASSAT build (5 vs 2).
5on this build
106on the model
46builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 2Steering 2Air Bags 2Forward Collision Avoidance 2
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringSep 2022
The Air Bag light, temperature warning, radio and information panel going wacky. The Clockspring is making clicking noises in the steering wheel
Forward Collision AvoidanceJun 2021
I have had to have my vehicle serviced over 5 times within the last three months. There is a recurring sensor temps, Air bad error, radio not working properly, and front assist sensor light error. Everything I have had to take my vehicle to a service dealer, my wheel bearing…
Electrical SystemOct 2019
While driving, I turned on my seat heater. It never came on upon exiting the vehicle I grabbed my purse which was on the passenger seat. It was hot. The seat heaters are crossed
WheelsMay 2019
Ever since we purchased our passat we noticed issues with alignment and uneven braking. After several attempts to address the issue with the service department of university volkswagen in albuquerque, we learned that our vehicle would need the rotors and brake pads replaced…
SteeringMar 2021
All three sensors came on at the same time. After having them checked, no issue was found and codes were reset. A couple of days later, all three sensors showed up again. All of this occurred while vehicle was parked, then again in motion
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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 1VWBT7A33HC065420 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.