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Volkswagen Passat diesel - does it have any known issues?

I have been offered a 2010 Volkswagen Passat estate diesel, with 82,000 miles and full service history from a family member for £6000. Do these cars suffer from lots of problems?

Asked on 9 January 2014 by ryan

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