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The beautifully built exterior houses a spacious cabin able to take four adults in supreme comfort and a boot that can carry every ones luggage with ease. The Volkswagen Passat offers its driver a reassuringly solid drive with precise handling and impressive power, whether you choice a petrol or diesel engine. With a top 5-star Euro NCAP crash rating you can feel reassured that wherever your Volkswagen Passat takes you it will be in comfort ad complete safety.

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Bluemotion 1.9TDi - One of the biggest selling cars in the business sector is the VW Passat and now the maker has introduced its Bluemotion to the line-up. Offering big savings in fuel economy and reduced emissions over ... read more

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2.0 Tdi - Overall this is a good car, extremely fast but at times the ride can be hard. The inside is huge and safety and security is excellent.... read more

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Number of reviews: 12

Marius Stoica, Lancashire

Volkswagen Passat s tdi 140 DSG 2007

This Passat is not what l was looking for at all. I say this because: DSG is very uncomfortable changing gears (it makes me look to others like I am a very bad driver); when slowing down it makes a big push - very, very uncomfortable. The engine I’ve got has only done 22k and is now in the garage. When the engine is cold I really have to rev it up to help the gear box to change and the engine to work. It has been very disappointing. The failure to accelerate is apparently something I am not alone with - it is a common problem for this particular type of car. My problem is that l want to be able to give it back or swap. Very upset; very, very, very.

Submitted: 16/06/2009 14:45:46

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Mike, Yorkshire

Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI S 2006

Beautiful looking car which has aged well with typical VW quality, doors close with a satisfying thud but inside they seem to have dropped their standards a tad. In summer my dashboard, although it felt solid used to creak and groan quite a bit. Enormous boot with loads of passenger space in the back. Handling is impressive but at the expense of comfort with a slightly harsh suspension. The 1.9 is underpowered for size of car and noisy too but delivers excellent mpg - around late 40’s on short runs, 50+ on longer runs. No faults over 24k miles with only one service at 18k. But the worst thing is the push button handbrake (an annoying gimmick) which doesn’t always release when it should. The jury is out if it’s a fault or not but it only needs to do it once or twice before you lose confidence in it. You can’t even quickly jump in the car to roll it back on the driveway without belting up, closing doors, talk about big brother. VW need to drop it. Would I buy another? I’ve had a lot of VW’s in the past but sadly no.

Submitted: 23/01/2009 08:58:48

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Keith Miller, Gloucestershire

Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI 2008

I have always owned a VW ever since I could drive, this latest Passat is faultless, with smooth "torquey" power delivery, and simply eats up the miles. I covered around 450,000 miles in my 1998 Passat and this just proves how reliable they are, this is on the same turbo, gearbox and clutch! Service bills were never extortionate and the standard oil and filter changes when required have kept all my VW Diesels in good working order. The Passat in particular drives like a hot hatch cornering well and picks up rapidly when you wish to let yourself loose on the road! The car has plenty of space for luggage and passengers. The one main feature I love about VW however, is that the interior and bodywork alike wear very well with age, and friends and family could not believe the condition of the upholstery and bodywork on my 1998 version when it had covered such high mileage. My latest Passat has only re-affirmed my belief that this is quite possibly the best middle of the range passenger car in its class. A real tribute to VW.

Submitted: 22/12/2008 09:20:01

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And Yuce, London

Volkswagen Passat 1.8 automatic 1998

I have been driving it for nearly 10 years. Bad sides: The interior is very simple and does not have high quality materials. The engine is a little bit noisy during acceleration. High fuel consumption. And the worst of all, the 4 speed auto transmission sometimes refuses to change to a higher gear unless you reach 4500 rpm. Good sides: A very strong car, nothing has gone wrong since I bought it. Roomy. Good road holding. Very comfortable and silent suspension. I would certainly buy a newer one.

Submitted: 12/11/2008 09:18:04

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Dave M, Lancashire

Volkswagen Passat 1.9 tdi se 100hp 2004

Long line of diesels...2 Mondeo’s, 3 Vectras, 2 Peugeot’s; then a BMW 318i (2002). Not impressed by the BMW’s thirst for petrol I decided to go back to a diesel. I got my current 2004 Passat tdi at 2 years old and have had it 2 years now; normally change after 12 months but it is the best car I have owned; definitely beats the BMW hands down in so many departments so I am not parting with it yet... Now covered 120k and never fails to impress.

Submitted: 24/10/2008 09:42:12

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Aydın Dugencioglu, England

Volkswagen Passat TDI 130 HP 2005

I have the 2005 exclusive model TDI 130 HP. This car is very strong. Unbelievable fuel economy with very powerful power plant. I test drove many new models but I believe that the Passat is still number one. I have heard that VW is changing TDI technology to CRDI (Common rail diesel injection) type diesel technology with the model of 2008. I’m not sure what that does and if it is worth changing my car to the 2008 model.

Submitted: 06/10/2008 10:44:43

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Mark Robinson, England

Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI 130 2005

I have had a couple of diesel cars before and I drive a lot of motorway miles, none have impressed me until now. The VW Passat is unbelievable; it is very comfortable, loads of space for my kit and for people travelling with me, and it out-performs most of the 2-litre petrol cars I have driven. I still get over 50mpg. Mine has done 120,000 miles and there are no rattles or knocks and it is still very comfortable. The only bad side I can say is it took me until being 38 years of age before I discovered this car. Without a shadow of a doubt this will not be the last one I buy.

Submitted: 24/07/2008 11:43:55

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Ken, Lincolnshire

Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI SE 1998

215,000 miles and still going strong. Unbelievable fuel economy with loads of room for passengers and luggage.

Submitted: 29/04/2008 08:47:41

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Kenneth Barr, England

Volkswagen Passat 1998

This is one of the best cars on the road for safety.

Submitted: 16/11/2007 13:50:26

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Peter Johnson, Staffordshire

Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI 140 SE 2005

My 3rd Passat, Better than last model, Very good drive & solid, had a few re-calls but not let me down 39K miles. changing to a Golf tomorrow hope it’s as good.

Submitted: 02/11/2007 17:06:25

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Lochy, Lancashire

Volkswagen Passat 1.9 s tdi

The power delivered from my 1.9 tdi is impressively phenomenal yet smooth. The road holding is made all the better by an impressive electronic stabilisation programme. Carries the driver and four adult passengers in extreme comfort, and also has a massive boot capacity. Mpg is the best I have ever experienced, and I have had lots of diesel saloons, Ford, Rover, Peugeot, Vauxhall, in my experience none compare to the VW. Oh, if only I'd discovered it sooner!

Submitted: 29/08/2007 10:08:35

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Peter O'Hare, Staffordshire

Volkswagen Passat Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI 140 SE

This is a good solid saloon, I have read other reviews from people who seem to have had problems with theirs but I have to say, knock on wood, so far mine has been extremely reliable and has given me 9K miles of enjoyable driving.

Submitted: 10/08/2007 09:24:21

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Number of reviews: 12

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