2016 Volkswagen Passat vehicle speed control problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2016 Volkswagen Passat — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Air bag error light is on and steering wheel controls/horn are inoperable. Cause is most likely a clock spring failure as has been reported in numerous VW vehicle models including the 2016 VW Passat but the current recall 69L2 doesn’t appear to cover our vehicle. With recall problems on numerous…”
filed Oct 6, 2024
“VW repaired clock spring (a recall) after airbag warning, steering wheel controls stopped working. VW returned the vehicle to me, the customer, with the clock spring supposedly repaired yet steering wheel buttons, including cruise control and others, remained broken and unusable. VW wanted several…”
filed Jun 20, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Passat years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Passat | 4 | 9% |
| 2017 Passat | 3 | 3% |
| 2015 Passat | 10 | 4% |
| 2014 Passat | 13 | 2% |
| 2013 Passat | 15 | 2% |
| 2012 Passat | 14 | 3% |
| 2010 Passat | 3 | 2% |
| 2009 Passat | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 Passat | 4 | 2% |
| 2007 Passat | 7 | 3% |
| 2006 Passat | 32 | 6% |
| 2005 Passat | 5 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Volkswagen Passat
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.