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Volkswagen Passat steering problems reports by year

23 NHTSA complaints describe lost or stiff power steering, locking or wandering on Volkswagen Passat vehicles. The most reported year is 2006 with 17 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2006 Passat173%
1998 Passat62%

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.