Is there a known turbo fault on VW Passat?

I have a 2007 Passat 2.0 SEL diesel. It has done 63,000 miles and the turbo needs replacing. Is this a known problem. VW have offered to pay 40% parts and 30% labour. Should I try and hold out for more...

Which used Passat?

I am looking to buy a VW Passat estate. I heard the 2.0 tdi 140 bhp are the best, but after searching on the net and reading blogs I am confused about which one to buy. Would it also be dodgy to buy private?...

Passat pollen filter

How do you change the seal on the pollen filter on my Passat?

Does my Volkswagen Passat DSG have a dual mass flywheel?

I have a Volkswagen Passat diesel with DSG gearbox. I believe that you have suggested that there is less likelihood of damage to a DMF with an automatic gearbox. Does this apply also to a DSG? You have...

Groaning dashboard

I've recently noticed what I can only describe as a groaning noise, like a screen wash pump on it's last legs, coming from behind the dash of my Passat every time I turn the engine off. It lasts for about...

Pollen filter location

We are trying to change the pollen filter on our car (Volkwagen Passat) but we are having difficulty locating it. Could you please advise us where it is and how to change it?

Tyre stepping on Passat

A couple of months ago, at around 57,000 miles, I started to notice what I assumed was bearing noise from the rear of my 56-plate VW Passat Tdi 140. I took it into the local VW dealer who diagnosed stepped...

Replacement injectors in 2.0 VW Passat

In the past 12 months all four of the injectors in my VW Passat's 2.0 170PS PD engine have failed and been replaced by a Volkswagen main dealer. Is it possible to find out if the new parts are any better...

Electric window failure

One of my rear electric windows will not operate. I can hear a clicking sound coming from inside when I operate the switch, but there is no movement. It is an 07 Volkswagen Passat Estate. The other rear...

A new car for all conditions

I have a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. However, I now regularly drive over a half-mile long dirt track which has a fair gradient in parts, but is not extremely steep, and which has some sharp bends. My Passat...