For The Passat is stylish, spacious, desirable and good to drive. Residuals are strong and most versions are well equipped.
Against There's some wind noise to contend with and too many of the interior plastics are hard and unappealing.
What Car? says
This Passat blurs the divide between traditional family cars and the cheaper compact executive models.
Reader review rating
There are 21 Volkswagen Passat versions available
Buyer's notes
Target Price team says:
The Passat benefits from a plethora of VW engines - some of them brilliant, others seemingly there to cater to a budget. That's why there’s a Passat to suit almost every pocket - including the impressively green Bluemotion models - although it’s pricier than mainstream rivals.
Still, buy one and you’ll get an exceptional piece of engineering that touches the premium executives for quality and dynamics.
Not quite, though, as the interior is a strange combination of solid, Phaeton-derived parts and some horribly brittle plastics.
On the whole, however, it feels premium, and the chassis is well sorted, providing a driving experience that mates comfort with agility from corner to corner. The steering is accurate, the chassis controlled, and the ride firm but never crashy.
There's no hatchback option, but the saloon provides a huge amount of passenger and load space. All-in-all, an impressive car to drive and own.
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