Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Volkswagen Passat has 46 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
46
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Any time it rains and the car goes through a deeper than surface level puddle/wet area where the nos... |
| Apr 1, 2023 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while turning the steering wheel ... |
| Apr 26, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Lost power reconnect batter n steering locked |
| Feb 2, 2022 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | The clock spring has went out on my 2012 VW Passat, but VW does not have them in stock, nor do they ... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I was driving this particular day through a busyfour way stoplight intersection around time school w... |
| May 9, 2021 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | THIS VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE I BOUGHT IT AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON I DON'T THINK THE RECALL W... |
| Sep 11, 2020 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | I WAS DRIVING AND I HEARD VERY WEIRD NOISES WERE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL EVERYTIME I TURN IT ... |
| Jul 15, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | STEERING WHEEL HAD A SLIGHT TUG AND A NOISE. LOST ALL FUNCTIONS ON STEERING WHEEL. WAS ON A COUNTRY ... |
| Oct 15, 2019 | STEERING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WAS DRIVING FINE ONE DAY AND THEN THE NEXT WEEK I DROVE IT...STARTED TO SEE LEAKS UNDER MY CAR AND I... |
| Aug 27, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF ONCE STARTED. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK AND THE IGNITION BECOME STUCK AND... |
| Apr 22, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | MY STARTER HAS BEEN NOT WORKING IVE REPLACED IT MULTIPLE TIMES WITH ORIGINAL PARTS. I TOOK IT TO ANO... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | FEB 2018 VW REPLACED THE AIRBAGS AND CLOCK SPRING. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE AIRBAG LIGHTS ... |
| Oct 5, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECAL 69L2 STATING THAT THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING IN MY 2012 VOLKSWAGEN PA... |
| Sep 26, 2018 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY CAR 14 MONTHS AGO, AND IMMEDIATELY GOT IT FIXED. THE RECALL WAS FOR... |
| Sep 20, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING FAILURE AFTER PREVIOUS RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. ENCOUNTERED STEERING WHEEL RES... |
| Sep 16, 2018 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | LAST MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2018, WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON SURFACE STREETS, I STARTED TO HEAR A CRACKING NO... |
| Aug 12, 2018 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY CAR HAS 59900 MILES, KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, I CAN NOT TURN OFF ... |
| May 22, 2018 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ON 01/10/18 I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SOME RECALLS. ON 05/22/18, I HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERI... |
| May 19, 2018 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | CLOCK SPRING FAILED AFTER BEING "FIXED" BY PREVIOUS RECALL. IN EARLY 2016 I HAD THE RECALL ON MY C... |
| Mar 17, 2018 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SCRAPING ... |