Volkswagen Passat Reviews

2015 - 2024

• Volkswagen Passat Alltrack (2015 - 2020) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4.5 out of 5 4.5

  Used price: £7,755 - £25,068

  PROS

  • Comfortable
  • Looks great
  • Loads of off-road kit
  • Purposeful styling

  CONS

  • No petrol option
  • Only two diesel engines

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• Volkswagen Passat Estate (2015 - 2024) Review

  Enormously practical and pleasingly comfortable

  

  Parkers rating: 3.4 out of 5 3.4

  Used price: £4,974 - £33,459

  PROS

  • Comfortable ride and seats
  • Roomy loadbay and interior
  • Excellent build quality
    

  CONS

  • Ride can be firm on larger wheels
    
  • Some rivals are better equipped
  • DSG transmission can be sluggish

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2011 - 2014

• Volkswagen Passat Estate (2011 - 2014) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4.5 out of 5 4.5

  Used price: £2,356 - £10,064

  PROS

  • One of the largest boots in its class
  • Good residuals
  • Sharper looks than saloon

  CONS

  • Not as fun to drive as a Mondeo estate
  • Servicing may cost more than rivals

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2005 - 2011

• Volkswagen Passat Estate (2005 - 2011) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £815 - £5,968

  PROS

  Upmarket image, decent load carrier, excellent build quality, comfortable on the move

  CONS

  Other estates carry more, new price premium over larger alternatives

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• Volkswagen Passat R36 (2008 - 2010) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £4,717 - £9,972

  PROS

  Sleek understated looks, very quick, excellent build quality, comfortable ride

  CONS

  Thirsty engine, not particularly exciting to drive, engine strangely muted

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2000 - 2005

• Volkswagen Passat Estate (2000 - 2005) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £534 - £2,892

  PROS

  TDI PD 130 for performance and economy, quality, safety, space

  CONS

  Top models are overpriced

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1996 - 2001

• Volkswagen Passat Estate (1997 - 2001) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £0 - £0

  PROS

  Classy; roomy; well built; well equipped

  CONS

  Beware overpriced cars, especially estates

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2015 - 2024

• Volkswagen Passat Saloon (2015 - 2021) Review

  Passat is an accomplished, well-rounded four-door

  

  Parkers rating: 3.9 out of 5 3.9

  Used price: £4,259 - £25,280

  PROS

  • Classy image with high-quality interior
  • Broad range of engines and trims available
  • Plug-in hybrid has good range on battery
    
  • Cheaper alternative to a 3 Series, A4, C-Class

  CONS

  • Higher-specification models are pricey
  • We'd take the estate version over this
  • Big wheels look good but rob it of comfort
  • Good, but a Skoda Superb makes more sense

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2011 - 2014

• Volkswagen Passat Saloon (2011 - 2014) Review

  Thoroughly sensible Passat saloon is a thoroughly sensible used buy, too

  

  Parkers rating: 4.5 out of 5 4.5

  Used price: £1,878 - £7,983

  PROS

  • High quality interior
  • Good range of engines
  • Incredibly efficient BlueMotion models

  CONS

  • Bland styling
  • Not as fun to drive as Mondeo
  • Low-powered engines need to be worked hard

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2005 - 2011

• Volkswagen Passat Saloon (2005 - 2010) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £592 - £5,297

  PROS

  Clean styling, upmarket image, good sized boot, classy interior, comfortable ride

  CONS

  No hatchback version, not particularly exciting to drive, older TDI engines are noisy

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2000 - 2005

• Volkswagen Passat Saloon (2000 - 2005) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £459 - £2,662

  PROS

  TDI engines offer performance and economy, well built, reliable

  CONS

  Bland styling, noisy diesels, not thrilling to drive

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1996 - 2001

• Volkswagen Passat Saloon (1996 - 2001) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £0 - £0

  PROS

  Classy; roomy; well built; well equipped

  CONS

  Beware overpriced cars, especially estates

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1988 - 1997

• Volkswagen Passat Saloon (1988 - 1997) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 3.5 out of 5 3.5

  Used price: £0 - £0

  PROS

  Reliable; roomy; rugged

  CONS

  Dull looks

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2011 - 2014

• Volkswagen Passat Alltrack (2012 - 2014) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £4,115 - £10,896

  PROS

  • Good on- and off-road
  • One of the largest boots in its class
  • Good looking

  CONS

  • Pricey servicing costs
  • Discounts will be hard to get
  • Not as fun to drive as rivals

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2005 - 2011

• Volkswagen Passat CC (2008 - 2011) Review

  

  Parkers rating: 4 out of 5 4.0

  Used price: £1,338 - £6,394

  PROS

  Stylish and upmarket looks, innovative packaging, useful practicality, well equipped as standard

  CONS

  Premium pricing

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