Volkswagen Passat [2007-2014] User Reviews

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3.1/5

18 Ratings

5 star

11%

4 star

39%

3 star

17%

2 star

17%

1 star

17%

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Rs. 19,31,710

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Highline DSG
- Diesel
- Automatic
- Ratings 3.7
Comfortline DSG
- Diesel
- Automatic
- Ratings 2.3
2.0 PD DSG S
- Diesel
- Automatic
- Ratings 4.0
1.8L TSI
- Petrol
- Manual
- Ratings 4.0
2.0 PD DSG
- Diesel
- Automatic
- Ratings 4.0

Categories (out of 5)

3.8Exterior
3.6Comfort
3.5Performance
3.5Fuel Economy
3.1Value for Money

All Volkswagen Passat [2007-2014] Reviews

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Good car, needs better service support
14 years ago | Newgalelio

Exterior Elegant looks and good robust bodywork combined to make a pleasing car. the use of chrome is subtle and understated adding to the subdued charm of the car. The head lamps are distinctive and easily spotted as is the VW badge on the front and rear. The clever use of the badge on the rear as a trunk opening device adds to the clean appearance of the car. The rear tail lamps are too Jettaish for comfort and could have been different. Doors are brilliant esp the Hofmeister kink on the rear doors.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interiors are well styled with easy to touch and comprehend. However there are signs of cost cutting and the plastics do not have as robust a feel as the Camry and some of the other cars. The features are well thoughout and easy to use. Climatronic is effective, but needs to be set below what you would expect on a hot day (its great in winter and on cloudy days - VW needs to work on this). the cupholders are logically placed and there is enough space for all that you want to carry. The leather interiors are nice, but cause their own problems.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox The crdi 2.0 litre engine is refined and smooth. there is turbolag that is compensated by the dsg gearbox. the 6 speed dsg gearbox has swift shifts but struggles in our driving conditions between 2nd and 3rd gears where the shifts take noticably longer and hesitant.

Fuel economy is approx 10 kmpl in city traffic and 13 kmpl in a combined cycle. highway give about 14 kmpl as I tend to drive fast (above 100 km/hr), The drivetrain deteriorates after bout 17,000 km of use and there are noises that the dealer cant figure out.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride is good in cities, but the suspension is too soft for high speed driving on highways. the suspension bottoms out easily and the chassis is not well controlled due to soft suspension settings. The mudflaps (OE spare part) are too long and touch speedbreakers etc easily resulting in noise.

Final Words Overall a decent car. however the number of dealers is less and simple things like changing the battery on the key fob is an issue.

Areas of improvement Suspension needs to be improved. Drivetrain durability also needs to be looked at.

elegant finish, comfort, featuresbuild quality (interior), reversing lights
Rating parameters(out of 5)
4
Exterior/Styles
4
Comfort & Space
4
Performance (Engine/Gear/Overall)
5
Fuel Economy
3
Value for Money/Features
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Mileage13 kmpl
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Passat is pain
12 years ago | Drdkrdi
I bought a passat almost 4 years ago. About an year ago, I had to change all 4 fuel injectors for 3 lacs. recently AC started giving problem for which estimate was 1.20 lacs. Gear Auto transmission is not giving problem, which cost up to 5 lacs. I am facing all these problem while my vehicle has not run even 60000 Km. I think its not worth WV name. I bought this vehicle for 16 lacs, have already spent 3 lacs and have estimate of about 6 lacs ready. Its a real pain and I am regretting buying this vehicle. More over, after sale service is pathetic. You have to struggle hard to really find out problems. In fact I have no trust on them. I strongly feel that their estimates are always inflated. There is hardly any resale price. For 2008 model with less than 60000 km run, I m not even getting 9 lacs.

So friends, think 100 times before you go for it.
Fuel EconomyAfter sale service
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4
Exterior/Styles
4
Comfort & Space
3
Performance (Engine/Gear/Overall)
4
Fuel Economy
3
Value for Money/Features
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Driven forFew thousand kilometers
Mileage12 kmpl
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A must read review
11 years ago | Som Mittal
I bought a top of line PASSAT fully featured in April’13. Ever since I have had series of problems and replacement of major parts is a pain. It took a long time for VW to diagnose the problem and even longer to get the parts replaced as they had to come from Germany. They have already replaced a major electronic module.

2.            Air conditioning compressor

3.            Rear camera unit

4.            Several connectors had to be download software and get patches several times.

While the car is in warranty these were free replacements. However the price of these parts were exorbitant. This has made the car very unreliable for me. Since very few cars have been sold, spare parts are rare and most of the support technicians are unable to diagnose . The worst case is the response from the VW senior management. Multiple letters written to the MD and support heads are never responded. I am concerned on future response from VW as well as how many more parts would have to be changed and the total cost of the ownership. I bought VW because it was a German car and VW had a reputation of quality. BTW there are no free services, each service would put you by under 30k, done every 15,000 kms. The sales person will never tell you this.

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Exterior/Styles
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Comfort & Space
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Performance (Engine/Gear/Overall)
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Fuel Economy
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Value for Money/Features
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Excellent car - Much better choice over Audi A4 & BMW 3 series
12 years ago | Premal Ved
Exterior

Impressive and big - with this car you can convey the message that "you have arrived". It makes you feel special with light effects and few other features. Generous usage of chrome all around gives it a clearly distinguished image and presence in upmarket league

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Black original leather interior looks good; though supporter of beige color interiors in India may have different view. However, globally, black leather interiors are associated with high end version of luxury cars. Airconditioned / heated seats very comfortable, loaded with features which no other car at this price point carry

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Engine (same as in Audi A4 but with higher 168 bhp as opposed to A4's 140 odd bhp) is quite strong puller, For a change, Fuel economy is actually better than claimed by company.. (if you drive sensibly)

Ride Quality & Handling

Absorbes most of the road unevenness, handling good, very silent inside

Final Words

Areas of improvement

Vehicle manual provided by VW is not consistent with presence / absence of couple of features in Indian version of vehicle. Overall, I also found it not so informatively and fluidely written. This factor is important when you are trying to get used to the vehicle during first few weeks.

Exterior Looks, Interior Feel, Build strenght, Several invisible detailing to engineering aspectNothing so far. VW need to customise its vehicle manual to Indian version
Rating parameters(out of 5)
4
Exterior/Styles
5
Comfort & Space
4
Performance (Engine/Gear/Overall)
4
Fuel Economy
5
Value for Money/Features
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Driven forFew hundred kilometers
Mileage12 kmpl
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