Is water ingress in the Volkswagen Passat a known problem?

I own a 2004 Volkswagen Passat Highline. Recently water has been ingressing the car and "ponding" in the passenger footwell behind the driver and occasionally in the driver footwell. My usual garage (not...

Can you recommend a small, comfortable replacement for our Volkswagen Passat?

Being a little older and having driven Volkswagen Passats over the last 10 years, we now want a slightly smaller car but with the same comfortable ride; however, the distributors I have spoken to tell...

2007 passat handbrake

I have a 2007 Passat with e-handbrake and yesterday I was pulling my boat from the slipway and the handbrake refused to release. Is there a problem with this handbrake when the car is pulling a heavy load?or...

Volvo V50 or Volkswagen Passat?

I used to own a 2002 1.9 TDi 140 Volkswagen Passat Estate and loved it. I've already sold the car and am looking at purchasing a newer estate. I have heard there have been some issues with the 05-onwards...

Why isn't my Volkswagen Passat's DPF clogging when I use it for just 7000 miles per year?

You keep talking about the problems associated with DPFs. I have a 56-reg Volkswagen Passat TDI 140 and I only do 7000 miles a year. My daily commute is a round trip of 20 miles and I would rarely do anything...

Can I replace my Volkswagen Passat's broken Siemens injector with a Bosch item?

I've got a 56-plate Volkswagen Passat 2-litre TDI. It's got Siemens injectors at the moment and one of them has broken. Can I replace the broken one with a Bosch injector or does it have to be a siemens?

My Volkswagen Passat has needed new injectors after 147,000 miles - is this normal?

I have a high mileage (147,000) 2008 Volkswagen Passat estate and since February this year all injectors have needed replacing. Is there a problem with injectors on this model?

Is Volkswagen liable for a fuel injection fault on my Passat?

www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=85270 I looked at the above thread and I have suffered the same problem with my car. Is Volkswagen liable for this?

My 2005 Volkswagen Passat is suffering lots of faults - are they notoriously unreliable?

In February 2009 I bought a 2005 55 Volkswagen Passat Estate 2.0TDI SE from a dealer with 70,000 miles on the clock. I do about 20-25,000 miles a year and I thought this would be a great car, but I have...

I need to buy a reliable estate car for 7000 miles per year - should I consider a diesel?

I need an estate car with good reliability, and I want an automatic with reasonable economy. I have about £10,000 plus my trade-in. I am thinking of a used Passat, Mazda 6 or Volvo V70 and I know from...