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Volkswagen Passat misfire / rough idle reports by year

42 NHTSA complaints describe misfiring cylinders or rough idling on Volkswagen Passat vehicles. The most reported year is 2002 with 15 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2009 Passat64%
2007 Passat52%
2003 Passat102%
2002 Passat152%
2001 Passat61%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.