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Volkswagen Passat

1973 – today

The Volkswagen Passat has been on sale since 1973. In that time it has had 11 generations or facelifts: B1 (1973), B2 (1980), B3 (1988), B4 (1993), B5 (1996), B5 restyling (2000), B6 (2005), B7 (2010), B8 (2014), B8 restyling (2019) and B9 (2024).

Move has 202 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid and CNG engines, from 55 to 299 hp. 171 of them come with the manufacturer’s service schedule, so Move can remind you of every service.

Below is the timeline with every generation, its years and its photos. If you have photos of a Volkswagen Passat, you can send them to complete it.

Years1973 – today
Generations11
Versions with specs202
Photos0

Generation by generation

1973

Volkswagen Passat B1

1973 – 1980

  • 3 versions
  • 55–85 hp
  • Petrol
  • Code 32/33
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1980

Volkswagen Passat B2

1980 – 1988

  • 4 versions
  • 75–115 hp
  • Petrol
  • Code 32B
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1988

Volkswagen Passat B3

1988 – 1993

  • 7 versions
  • 72–174 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 3 with service schedule
  • Code 35i
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1993

Volkswagen Passat B4

1993 – 1996

  • 12 versions
  • 75–184 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 9 with service schedule
  • Code 3A
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1996

Volkswagen Passat B5

1996 – 2000

  • 19 versions
  • 90–193 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 19 with service schedule
  • Code 3B
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2000

Volkswagen Passat B5 restyling

2000 – 2005

  • 29 versions
  • 101–275 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 29 with service schedule
  • Code 3BG
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2005

Volkswagen Passat B6

2005 – 2010

  • 41 versions
  • 102–299 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • CNG
  • 26 with service schedule
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2010

Volkswagen Passat B7

2010 – 2014

  • 30 versions
  • 105–299 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • CNG
  • 28 with service schedule
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2014

Volkswagen Passat B8

2014 – 2019

  • 30 versions
  • 120–280 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 30 with service schedule
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2019

Volkswagen Passat B8 restyling

2019 – 2023

  • 21 versions
  • 120–280 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 21 with service schedule
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2024

Volkswagen Passat B9

On sale

2024 – today

  • 6 versions
  • 122–272 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 6 with service schedule
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