NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
Federal complaint record · Volkswagen Passat · model year 2000
2000 Volkswagen Passat
Owners submitted 507 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 58th percentile for complaint intensity within its 1998 to 2002 midsize sedan cohort. The largest reported component group is brakes. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.
Brakes · 35% · group n = 219Engine · 18% · group n = 109Fuel system · 8% · group n = 47Electrical · 7% · group n = 43Suspension · 7% · group n = 42
507
Complaint records on file
69,250
Median mileage at the reported problem · 346 complaints reported mileage
35%
Of classified component reports name brakes · group n = 219
58th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 37 model years
Reports describe the vehicle stalling or shutting off while driving
Cluster 3 of 32000 Volkswagen Passat
Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.
Records through 2026-07-19Published 2026-08-02 · Updated 2026-07-19
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NHTSA consumer complaint records can reveal recurring patterns across published model years. MotorCensus summarizes those records as one complaint-signal index, with a 95% interval and sample size, updated with each data snapshot.