2018 Volkswagen Passat SE
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Federal records · buyer verification
2018 Volkswagen Passat
A component is listed below if NHTSA records a vehicle recall campaign, a manufacturer warranty extension or service campaign, or at least 10 distinct consumer complaints.
Recall campaigns
NHTSA lists these campaigns as covering certain 2018 Volkswagen Passat vehicles. One campaign can list several components, so adding these counts is not a way to total the campaigns — 4 vehicle campaigns are on record for this model-year.
- Service BrakesDo not drive2 campaigns12 distinct complaints
- Exterior Lighting1 campaignno complaint count above OAV’s minimum of 10
Manufacturer campaigns
The manufacturer filed these with NHTSA as warranty extensions or service campaigns.
- Forward Collision AvoidanceWarranty extensionmost recently May 15, 2024
A warranty extension does not establish that this vehicle is covered, or that coverage is unexpired. Coverage depends on the program, the VIN, and its date of first sale — confirm with a franchised dealer.
Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety recall at no cost to the owner — by repair, replacement or refund — for vehicles not more than 15 years old on the date the defect was determined.
Parts are sometimes on back-order and some remedies are interim, so a dealer may not be able to complete the work immediately. A specific vehicle’s current recall status is available through NHTSA’s VIN recall lookup.
Most-complained components with no recall campaign on record
At least 10 distinct complaints, ordered by complaint count.
- Engine11 distinct complaints
- Electrical System10 distinct complaints
OAV lists only communications filed as warranty extensions or service campaigns. Volkswagen filed 605 other service communications for this model year; those are not listed.
These federal records are not an input to OAV’s price verdict.
These records describe the 2018 model-year, not any individual vehicle, and are not an inspection. One complaint can be recorded against more than one component, so counts do not sum to the model-year total. Service records for any component listed here are worth requesting from the seller.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. Mileage is self-reported and frequently rounded. Complaint records as of 2026-09-28. Recall records as of 2026-09-28. Manufacturer communications as of 2026-09-28.
SE
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Glastonbury, CT 06033
Is this 2018 Volkswagen Passat SE a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $17,086, comparable market range $4,200–$21,281, based on 27 comparable listings.
The verdict judges the asking price only. It does not assess the vehicle's condition, history, fees or total purchase cost.
Market context (not a verdict input): Listed 49 days.
Market price position
$17,086 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $4,200 – $21,281
- vs. market
- $12,886 above low · $4,195 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 27
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$12,741This vehicle $17,086 · $4,345 (34%) above MRP
MRP™ is the midpoint of the comparable market range — the representative price the market is asking for similar vehicles. How MRP works.
True Retail Value (TRV™)
$15,233This vehicle $17,086 · $1,853 (12%) above TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-10-01) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 10–43 days.
Gene Langan Volkswagen Of Glastonbury
Glastonbury, CT
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About This 2018 Volkswagen Passat
Listing updated: Oct 1, 2026Listed by a franchise dealer in Glastonbury, CT · On lot for 49 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2018 Volkswagen Passat SE is listed at $17,086 by Gene Langan Volkswagen of Glastonbury in Glastonbury, CT 06033. It has 54,973 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Gray. It features a FWD drivetrain with a 2.0L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's independent, evidence-backed Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced in line with the supported comparable range. Based on 27 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $4,200 to $21,281. These comparisons match year, make, and model, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage — every price shown is the real advertised price. On used vehicles, mileage can still cause OAV to withhold a verdict — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than call it a deal it can't support.
This vehicle has been on the lot for 49 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477). Verdict methodology ptm-verdict-v1 · snapshot Oct 1, 2026. The comparable band (patent pending) is the input; ptm-verdict-v1 is the versioned OAV rule set that turns it into this verdict.
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader Glastonbury, CT sedans market analysis. OAV rates each vehicle against its comparable range and comparable count — local-first, widening the comparison set only when local inventory is too thin to support a reliable range; days-on-lot and demand signals are shown separately, not as verdict inputs.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 2018 Volkswagen Passat against similar vehicles currently available for sale — same make, model, and year range, using trim where the data supports it. OAV does not adjust comparable prices for mileage; on used vehicles it withholds a verdict when mileage would distort the comparison — very high or unreliable mileage, or a lower price better explained by higher-than-typical mileage than by a genuine market discount — rather than overstate a deal. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:
- Great Deal — priced below the comparable-range floor by at least OAV's minimum-gap margin; a smaller gap under the floor is Fair Price.
- Fair Price — priced within the comparable range, or below the floor by less than that margin.
- Overpriced — priced above the comparable range.
- Unscored — OAV withholds a verdict when the evidence cannot support one: too few or too widely spread comparables, a price it cannot validate, a branded or salvage title, or mileage that would distort the comparison. The listing stays visible; only the rating is withheld.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from a franchise dealer in Glastonbury, CT, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 1VWBA7A35JC047979 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.
Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented vehicle market standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles.
2018 Volkswagen Passat Market in CT
CT Market Listings
19
Average Price
$12,478
Price Range
$5,900–$18,786
Avg Days on Lot
82
Based on all 19 2016-2020 Volkswagen Passat listings in the CT market, the average asking price is $12,478. This listing at $17,086 is $4,608 above the broader CT average (37% above the CT average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across CT; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in CT range from $5,900 to $18,786. Similar vehicles spend an average of 82 days on dealer lots in this market.
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8 similar listings shown (closest matches by model year and mileage) (subject trim: SE — compare trims below)
This is a broad, statewide same-model set (any trim, mileage, or title) — not the qualified comparable cohort behind the verdict above; lower prices here typically reflect a different trim, higher mileage, or a branded title.
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