2000 Volkswagen Passat consumer reviews

This has been a great family car and with regular maintenance it has far exceeded expectations. With 265,000 miles on it, we have only dealt with normal wear. Only now experiencing what seems to be a transmission issue. We shall see, hopefully it just needs new fluid and gaskets.

Some are saying that maintenance is high. Not going to deny, but still beats a car payment! Yes, I have special tools and a VW cable to talk to the OBD2. I still love it. It handles well and the 1.8t has enough power to make it feel safe on the highway. I've had it for coming up on 10 years, here is to 10 plus more!

This year, make, model (4Motion), and trim package (GLX, 4-Motion) with cold-weather package (heated seats and mirrors) has all the options you want to find in a dependable, powerful (V-6) luxury sedan.

This is the best car ever. This is a German wagon and is enormous inside. It is bigger inside than all but the biggest 3 row SUVs! When a friend offered to use his 10 year newer Jeep Grand Cherokee for a road trip we had to abandon that plan because we couldn't fit what we needed in the vehicle! Not only could we easily fit all our of stuff in my car but we also had room to pick up a hitchhiker. It is also so smooth and luxurious with full real leather interior, Monsoon sound system, and autobahn engineering. 20 years later the doors still feel more solid than most new cars. And now for the downside. The maintenance costs. The list of known issues and recalls is nearly unending and made worse by having over 225K on the odometer. From control arm issues to Comfort Control Module issues there is never a shortage of things to do. If you are a car person and do your own wrenching this is a car for you. If you have to (and are able to) find a competent mechanic and have to pay full shop rates this car is a disaster.

This car met all of my needs, its very reliable and cheap gas car, you get the comfort you need even in long roads.

Runs great drives smooth great handling super gas mileage even when i see what it can really do and trust me it can do A LOT

My brother and I have both owned Volkswagens, his the Tetta and mine the Passat. Both were maintenance nightmares. For the six years I've owned mine, I've had to take it to the shop at least three times a year for the past 3-4 years. Lately it's started falling apart even worse than normal. The check engine light is on, I've taken it four times to the mechanics to be fixed, but it still comes back on. My brother went through two engines with his 2001 Jetta. Aside from my engine, I need a couple thousand dollars worth in repairs; things are always going wrong with it. There is not a year that I don't spend hundreds to sometimes thousands in repairs. My brother's Jetta was the same story. Volkswagen are safe, but they are not reliable or worth the expense in repairs. Even mechanics tell me Volkswagens are bad cars.

I bought my first 00 VW Passat from my aunt and uncle when I was 17, and I had it for 4 years. Reliability never was too big of a problem, the only reliability issue I noticed was the CV boot which ended up costing about $250 ever 6 months or so. Beyond that, the only massive issue I encountered was replacing the water pump for $800 and that was after 4 years. I bought another one 3 months ago with more miles, and it hasn't been a hassle yet except for a wheel bearing. If you're looking at a passat, a B5.5 generation or newer may be a better call.

I just sold my car and sad to see it go. I loved driving it. It cornered beautifully and drove so smooth. I think this car is happiest going 80. It looked modest from the outside but was decked on the inside with everything imaginable. I couldn't have made a better purchase when I bought it. I test drove a 4 cyl. 2 years younger and it performed like a completely different car than the v6. I did have an issue at one point with some water getting into the back floor but it turned out to be some issue with drains for the moonroof that needed to be cleaned out from leaves. Turned out to be an easy fix. The styling holds up for years as well.

Drove my 2000 Passat Wagon for 8 years. It was my second VW. The car is solid, practical, fun and handled very well. Got good gas mileage with a V6 and was so responsive. Had sufficient bells and whistles without going overboard. Had a couple recurring mechanical issues like the motor mounts and tie rods but overall the engine was solid and ran like a top. The room in the back is awesome for a sedan, I put everything back there. Interior was even luxurious with burlwood and sunroof. Great all around car.