Exterior

Elegant proportions and a modern lifestyle: the design of the Passat meets exacting demands with ease.

Chrome accents

The Passat comes with luster. For starters, you’ll find chrome accents lining the window trim and door accents, around the bumper, and even on the trunk. Sophisticated sheen comes standard.

Full LED headlights

Turn heads and illuminate the road ahead with futuristic-looking, long-lasting LED headlights. The Passat offers full LED headlights in low and high beams — 100% LED.

18" Alloy Wheels

Style in motion. Whether you’re stopped or on the go, these wheels look sporty and sophisticated.

LED taillights

LED taillights

The LED taillights on the Passat have been styled with precise contours that perfectly flow with its design lines. It’s just a shame the cars behind you get to enjoy looking at them more than you do.

Interior

You can always have a front row seat.

What was promised on the exterior, is kept on the inside: the vehicle interior is guaranteed to captivate you with its superior quality and stylish design.

Rear seat pass-through

We thought things through. Literally. The 60/40-split folding rear seats with pass-through let you haul that pair of skis with minimal disruption of passengers in the back.

Leatherette seats with contrast piping

They don’t just look great. These premium seating surfaces are also comfortable and easy to keep clean. And the contrast accents lining the seats let folks know you appreciate good design.

Frameless, auto-dimming rearview mirror

The way to look back and still be fashionably forward. The auto-dimming rearview mirror helps handle that garish light by dimming when things from behind get too bright. Here’s to good looks and looking out.

Four-corner independent suspension

Some suspensions are linked, which means when your left wheel reacts to a pothole, your right wheel makes a similar motion. With the four-corner independent suspension, all those little inconsistencies in the road will have less of an impact on you, your passengers, and the way your Passat handles. That’s engineering that focuses on the road, so you can focus on enjoying the drive.

Safety Cage

The safety cage for the Passat has been designed to help protect you during front, rear, or side impacts. In addition, advanced steel B-pillars offer strong reinforcements on top.

Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

The right amount of tire pressure is needed to help maximize your riding comfort and stability. Thanks to this feature, you’ll be alerted if your tire pressure is low and air needs to be added.

Intelligent Crash Response System (ICRS)

In the event of a collision that activates the vehicle’s airbags,** the Intelligent Crash Response System can automatically disable the fuel pump, unlock the doors, and turn on the hazard lights.*

*The Intelligent Crash Response System (ICRS) will only activate in a collision where the airbags deploy or safety belt pretensioners activate. Not all collisions cause airbags to deploy or safety belt pretensioners to activate.

**Airbags are supplemental restraints only and will not deploy under all crash circumstances. Always use safety belts and seat children only in the rear, using restraint systems appropriate for their size and age. The feature discussed is designed to help mitigate the effects of certain collisions, and is not a substitute for attentive driving. See Owner’s Manual for further details, and important limitations.

Adaptive Airbags

Our airbags have been engineered to adapt to crash severity, and special door pressure sensors canhelp deploy Side Curtain Protection® airbags in the event of a side impact.*

Automatic Post-Collision Braking System

Not every collision brings a car to stop. That’s why we made the Automatic Post-Collision Braking System. It can help keep your car from moving after a collision, helping reduce the chance of any additional impacts..

Seven Stability-Enhancing Systems

From Electronic Brakepressure Distribution (EBD), which helps maintain appropriate stopping power during a hard-braking situation, to Electronic Stability Control (ESC), which adjusts engine throttle and applies corrective forces to the wheels that need them most, there are in total seven systems to help you stay in control.

Rearview Camera System

Hindsight is now foresight. The rearview camera helps you see and avoid obstacles when backing up, and it can make parallel parking easier.

Park Distance Control

This feature helps inform you of how close you may be getting to another object or vehicle when you’re parking or leaving a spot. When your vehicle is in reverse, a warning tone will sound as you get close to an obstacle in front of you or behind you. The warning tone speeds up as you get closer.*

*The features discussed are not a substitute for attentive driving. See Owner’s Manual for further details and important limitations.

Volkswagen App-Connect

Volkswagen App-Connect lets you link your compatible smartphone with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, or MirrorLink to use selected apps on the touchscreen display of your Volkswagen.

From streaming music to mobile maps, it can be accessed on the touchscreen.

Bluetooth technology with audio streaming for compatible devices.

Connect your smartphone or other compatible device for talking and streaming. This way you can handle business without missing a beat.

Discover Media touchscreen navigation system

Technology has an advanced touch. The updated navigation system boasts a large, sleek touchscreen display that offers voice control, proximity sensors, and multiple compatible phone-pairing capabilities. It also offers a front and rear USB port and Volkswagen App-Connect. Modern technology, more accessible.

Fender® Premium Audio System

It’s like sitting center stage at your favorite show. The available 400-watt, nine-speaker system fills the cabin with sound that evokes the raw emotion of a live performance.

Multi-function trip computer

Multi-function trip computer

Technology has an advanced touch. The updated navigation system boasts a large, sleek touchscreen display that offers voice control, proximity sensors, and multiple compatible phone-pairing capabilities. It also offers a front and rear USB port and Volkswagen App-Connect. Modern technology, more accessible.

"Air Care Climatronic" air conditioning system

The “Air Care Climatronic” air conditioning system lets the driver, front passenger and the passengers in the rear seats set their own personal comfort temperatures – thanks to different climate zones.

Keyless access with push-button start

Keyless access with push-button start

The key fob does the job. Leave it in your pocket. You can automatically unlock the door of your Passat as you grip the door handle. Then, once you’re inside, with the press of the brake and the push of the start button, your engine starts and you’re ready to go.

Hands-Free Easy Open trunk

Hands full? With your keys in your pocket, just swipe your foot under the rear bumper and the hands-free Easy Open trunk unlocks and opens.

Rearview Camera System

Hindsight is now foresight. The rearview camera helps you see and avoid obstacles when backing up, and it can make parallel parking easier.

Park Distance Control

This feature helps inform you of how close you may be getting to another object or vehicle when you’re parking or leaving a spot. When your vehicle is in reverse, a warning tone will sound as you get close to an obstacle in front of you or behind you. The warning tone speeds up as you get closer.*

Corner-illuminating foglights

Corner-illuminating foglights

At lower speeds, these lights can illuminate the direction you are turning, helping you get a more complete picture of what’s coming ahead. You may not know what’s around every corner, but these lights might help you see it better.