2005 Volkswagen Passat Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Volkswagen Passat:

High quality materials that would not be out of place in a Mercedes.

-- Automobile

Handling in both sedan and wagon is tight and pleasing on both the highway and the back roads.

-- AutoWeb

Highway miles slip by in near silence at 70 mph.

-- Car and Driver

Remarkable attention to detail in the quality of construction and roomy interior.

-- Cars.com

Way-cool purple/red instrument cluster, which minimizes eye fatigue and looks great to boot

-- Edmunds.com

We like the eager feel of the 1.8T engine.

-- New Car Test Drive

What reviewers liked least about the Volkswagen Passat:

Stereo controls were on the small side and hard to operate without taking your eyes off of the road.

-- Edmunds.com

Seat-recline knobs nearly impossible to reach.

-- USA Today

Volkswagen Passat Comparisons:

More stylish than [Honda] Accord or [Toyota] Camry.

-- Automobile

4Motion [all-wheel-drive] is identical to [Audi's] quattro.

-- AutoWeek

With the seats up, [the Passat wagon] matches the Taurus [wagon's] 39 cubic feet of cargo capacity.

-- Car and Driver

Best one-liner about the Volkswagen Passat:

You won't believe it's a Volkswagen if your last experience with the marque was that beat-up Rabbit you drove fifteen years ago.

-- New Car Test Drive

It's comfy as a swaddled infant at [high] speeds.

-- USA Today