The 1st generation Passat spans the 1978 to 1980 model years.
It has accumulated 1 owner complaint over those year and ranks 9th in reliability out of 46 eligible VW generations.
Our reliability rank is based on our PainRank™ system. A higher number means you can expect more significant problems. The average VW score is 4.47 while this generation comes in at 0.26.
Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.
Grouping all models by their year can reveal some baddies.
Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.
Overall reliability rank out of 46 eligible generations.
