 Purchased the car in January 2015. After 15k miles of driving it (8 months), a misfire started, took it to the dealership (Parkway Volkswagen, Valencia, CA) after $2200 of repairs they still couldn't figure out what was wrong with the car. So I kept driving it with the misfire, after 400 miles the engine blew up and it turned the car into a pile of junk. The car died with 140k miles. So, if you are planning to buy a used 2006 passat, maybe think twice before you do it. The cost of repairs are insane, 145$ an hour of labor. Plus really expensive parts. If you can find one with low miles, maybe do it, but I still would never recommend a 2006, 2007 and 2008 Passat, due to its lousy engine design (BPY engine), prone to fuel pump failures, camshaft failures, valve failures, etc. And on top of that engine electrical failures.