There are 4 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2014 Volkswagen Passat in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TERRIBLE SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES. HAD THE ISSUE CHECKED OUT BY A DEALER. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE FINE. NO ISSUE WITH BRAKES OTHER THAN THE AWFUL NOISE.
EXCESS VIBRATIONS WHILE BRAKING ON VEHICLE WITH 30K MILES. DEALER CLAIMS THAT ISSUE IS IN THE BREAKING SYSTEM, PROBABLY DEFORMATION OF ROTOR CAUSING UNSAFE AND EXCESS VIBRATIONS WHILE BREAKING. THE VIBRATION IS BIG ENOUGH TO MOVE THE STEERING WHILE BREAKING CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. PROBABLY ROTOR DESIGN NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ROAD CONDITIONS AT US.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER, SUSTAINED RIB INJURIES, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HAND INJURIES, AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS. ALL PASSENGERS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED, BUT WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE CRASH SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO TURN OFF AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ACTIVATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP A CURB AND RUN OFF THE ROAD, INJURING THE CONSUMERS WIFE. *TA
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.