Volkswagen Passat Engines by Year

The Passat was VW's mid-size car; the US model was built in Tennessee from 2012.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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Passat B3 (US) (1990–1994): 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994

Passat B4 (US) (1995–1997): 1995 · 1996 · 1997

Passat B5/B5.5 (US) (1998–2005): 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005

Passat B6 (US) (2006–2010): 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010

Passat NMS (US) (2012–2022): 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022

Passat B3 (US) (1990–1994)

1990 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four 9A	—	GL, GLS (1993)

1991 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four 9A	—	GL, GLS (1993)

1992 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four 9A	—	GL, GLS (1993)

1993 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four 9A	—	GL, GLS (1993)
2.8L / 170 VR6 (AAA)	—	GLX

1994 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.8L / 170 VR6 (AAA)	—	GLX

Passat B4 (US) (1995–1997)

1995 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four (ABA)	—	GLS sedan (from late 1995)
2.8L / 170 VR6 (AAA)	—	GLX sedan and wagon

1996 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.9L / 116 inline-four 1Z / AHU	—	TDI sedan and wagon
2.0L / 121 inline-four (ABA)	—	GLS sedan (from late 1995)
2.8L / 170 VR6 (AAA)	—	GLX sedan and wagon

1997 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.9L / 116 inline-four 1Z / AHU	—	TDI sedan and wagon
2.8L / 170 VR6 (AAA)	—	GLX sedan and wagon

Passat B5/B5.5 (US) (1998–2005)

1998 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 109 inline-four turbo AEB / ATW; AWM	—	GLS, GL (2002-2004), Wagon
1.9L / 116 inline-four 1Z / AHU / ALH	—	TDI
2.8L / 169 V6 (AHA / ATQ)	—	GLS V6, GLX, 4Motion

1999 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 109 inline-four turbo AEB / ATW; AWM	—	GLS, GL (2002-2004), Wagon
2.8L / 169 V6 (AHA / ATQ)	—	GLS V6, GLX, 4Motion

2000 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 109 inline-four turbo AEB / ATW; AWM	—	GLS, GL (2002-2004), Wagon
2.8L / 169 V6 (AHA / ATQ)	—	GLS V6, GLX, 4Motion

2001 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 109 inline-four turbo AEB / ATW; AWM	—	GLS, GL (2002-2004), Wagon
2.8L / 169 V6 (AHA / ATQ)	—	GLS V6, GLX, 4Motion

2002 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 109 inline-four turbo AEB / ATW; AWM	—	GLS, GL (2002-2004), Wagon
2.8L / 169 V6 (AHA / ATQ)	—	GLS V6, GLX, 4Motion
4.0L / 244 W8 (BDP)	—	W8 sedan and wagon

2003 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 109 inline-four turbo AEB / ATW; AWM	—	GLS, GL (2002-2004), Wagon
2.8L / 169 V6 (AHA / ATQ)	—	GLS V6, GLX, 4Motion
4.0L / 244 W8 (BDP)	—	W8 sedan and wagon

2004 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 109 inline-four turbo AEB / ATW; AWM	—	GLS, GL (2002-2004), Wagon
2.0L / 120 inline-four (BHW)	—	GL TDI, GLS TDI
2.8L / 169 V6 (AHA / ATQ)	—	GLS V6, GLX, 4Motion
4.0L / 244 W8 (BDP)	—	W8 sedan and wagon

2005 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 109 inline-four turbo AEB / ATW; AWM	170 hp net	GLS, GL (2002-2004), Wagon
2.0L / 120 inline-four (BHW)	134 hp net	GL TDI, GLS TDI
2.8L / 169 V6 (AHA / ATQ)	190 hp net	GLS V6, GLX, 4Motion

Passat B6 (US) (2006–2010)

2006 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four turbo (BPY / CBF / CCTA)	200 hp net	Value Edition, 2.0T, Turbo, Komfort, Lux, Wagon, CC note only
3.6L / 219 VR6 (BLV / BHK)	280 hp net	3.6, VR6 4Motion, VR6 FWD (2008)

2007 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four turbo (BPY / CBF / CCTA)	—	Value Edition, 2.0T, Turbo, Komfort, Lux, Wagon, CC note only
3.6L / 219 VR6 (BLV / BHK)	—	3.6, VR6 4Motion, VR6 FWD (2008)

2008 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four turbo (BPY / CBF / CCTA)	200 hp net	Value Edition, 2.0T, Turbo, Komfort, Lux, Wagon, CC note only
3.6L / 219 VR6 (BLV / BHK)	280 hp net	3.6, VR6 4Motion, VR6 FWD (2008)

2009 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four turbo (BPY / CBF / CCTA)	200 hp net	Value Edition, 2.0T, Turbo, Komfort, Lux, Wagon, CC note only

2010 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four turbo (BPY / CBF / CCTA)	200 hp net	Value Edition, 2.0T, Turbo, Komfort, Lux, Wagon, CC note only

Passat NMS (US) (2012–2022)

2012 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 120 inline-four diesel (CKRA / CRUA)	140 hp net	TDI SE, TDI SEL
2.5L / 151 inline-five (CBT / CBU)	170 hp net	S, SE, SEL
3.6L / 219 VR6 (CDVC)	280 hp net	V6 SE, V6 SEL, V6 GT (2018)

2013 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 120 inline-four diesel (CKRA / CRUA)	140 hp net	TDI SE, TDI SEL
2.5L / 151 inline-five (CBT / CBU)	170 hp net	S, SE, SEL
3.6L / 219 VR6 (CDVC)	280 hp net	V6 SE, V6 SEL, V6 GT (2018)

2014 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 110 inline-four turbo (CPRA)	170 hp net	S, SE, Sport, Wolfsburg
2.0L / 120 inline-four diesel (CKRA / CRUA)	140 hp net	TDI SE, TDI SEL
2.5L / 151 inline-five (CBT / CBU)	170 hp net	S, SE, SEL
3.6L / 219 VR6 (CDVC)	280 hp net	V6 SE, V6 SEL, V6 GT (2018)

2015 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 110 inline-four turbo (CPRA)	170 hp net	S, SE, Sport, Wolfsburg
2.0L / 120 inline-four diesel (CKRA / CRUA)	150 hp net	TDI SE, TDI SEL
3.6L / 219 VR6 (CDVC)	280 hp net	V6 SE, V6 SEL, V6 GT (2018)

2016 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 110 inline-four turbo (CPRA)	170 hp net	S, SE, Sport, Wolfsburg
3.6L / 219 VR6 (CDVC)	280 hp net	V6 SE, V6 SEL, V6 GT (2018)

2017 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.8L / 110 inline-four turbo (CPRA)	170 hp net	S, SE, Sport, Wolfsburg
3.6L / 219 VR6 (CDVC)	280 hp net	V6 SE, V6 SEL, V6 GT (2018)

2018 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four turbo EA888 Gen3B	174 hp net	S, SE, R-Line, SEL
3.6L / 219 VR6 (CDVC)	280 hp net	V6 SE, V6 SEL, V6 GT (2018)

2019 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four turbo EA888 Gen3B	174 hp net	S, SE, R-Line, SEL

2020 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four turbo EA888 Gen3B	174 hp net	S, SE, R-Line, SEL

2021 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four turbo EA888 Gen3B	174 hp net	S, SE, R-Line, SEL

2022 Passat engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 121 inline-four turbo EA888 Gen3B	174 hp net	S, SE, R-Line, SEL

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