There are 2 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2010 Volkswagen Passat in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE SUNROOF CLOSED. OUT OF THE BLUE AND UNPROVOKED - THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT WAS NOT HIT BY ANYTHING TO CAUSE THIS. THE MAJORITY OF THE GLASS FLEW OUT, BUT HAD THE INNER PLASTIC SUNROOF MATERIAL BEEN OPEN IT CERTAINLY COULD HAVE INJURED THOSE INSIDE. ADDITIONALLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW DAYS I DID FIND DARK GLASS SHARDS IN MY HAIR THAT HAD CLEARLY COME FROM THE SUNROOF. MY STORY IS LUCKY, BUT EASILY COULD HAVE ENDED IN INJURY TO DRIVER FROM THE GLASS OR FROM INJURIES TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT PROMPTED BY THE SHOCK OF UNPROVOKED SHATTERING GLASS TO THE DRIVER. THE CAR IS NOT VERY OLD (2010) AND THE SUNROOF IS CERTAINLY NOT OVERUSED. THIS ABSOLUTELY CAN'T BE THE USERS' FAULT. *TR
BLINDING GLARE PROBLEM: I PURCHASED 2010 VW PASSAT KOMFORT 2 WEEKS AGO WHICH HAS A SILVER SHINY PLATE AROUND THE SHIFTER. WHEN SUNSHINE HITS THIS PLATE, IT RADIATES LIGHTS INTO DRIVER'S EYES. IF YOU HAPPEN TO LOOK AT IT, YOU GET BLINDED FOR A FEW SECONDS LIKE SOMEONE POINTED THE BRIGHT FLASH LIGHT INTO YOUR EYES. I AM STILL KEEPING THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC COVER TO REDUCE THE BRIGHTNESS BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL PEEL OFF. I CANNOT PAINT IT IN A DARK COLOR SINCE IT WOULD VOID MY WARRANTY. THE OTHER PART THAT PRODUCE GLARE IS THE SILVER PORTION OF DASHBOARD WHICH IS SLIGHTLY TILTED. WHEN THE SUN IS BEHIND YOUR BACK AND HITS A DASHBOARD, THE SILVER PART OF DASHBOARD REFLECTS ON THE SIDEVIEW MIRROR CREATING AN IMAGE THAT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE PUT WHITE TAPE ON IT. HALF OF THE SIDEVIEW MIRROR IS BLOCKED FOR A DRIVER'S VIEW. THIRD PROBLEM IS THE NIGHT GLARE IN THE REARVIEW AND SIDEVIEW MIRROR FROM THE HEADBEAMS OF THE OTHER CAR BEHIND MY CAR. IF THE REARVIEW MIRROR IS IN A DIMMED POSITION, THAN A DASHBOARD REFLECTION IS SHOWING IN IT. AND IF YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE SIDEVIEW MIRROR, THE HEADBEAMS LIGHT ARE SHOOTING THE EXTREMELY BRIGHT LIGHT STRAIGHT INTO THE EYES. THIS DARK AND BRIGHT CONTRAST GETS YOU BLINDED & DISORIENTED. I AM NOT SURE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WINDOWS. I CONSIDER ALL OF THE ABOVE DESIGN FEATURE VERY DEADLY. I AM ALWAYS DRIVING WITH SUN GLASSES, DURING A DAY DRIVE, WITHOUT THEM, IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. I COMPLAINED TO VW CUSTOMER SERVICE & DEALERSHIP, SENT THEM AN E-MAIL AND A FEW PICTURES, THE CASE MANAGER DID NOT OFFER ANY SOLUTION, ONLY EXCUSE THAT THIS IS A VW DESIGN FEATURE & AS SUCH THEY CANNOT CHANGE ANYTHING. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.