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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).

Momeka 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 Momeka 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
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Generation by generation

1973

B1

1973 – 1980

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

No photos of this generation yet.

1980

B2

1980 – 1988

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

No photos of this generation yet.

1988

B3

1988 – 1993

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

No photos of this generation yet.

1993

B4

1993 – 1996

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

No photos of this generation yet.

1996

B5

1996 – 2000

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

No photos of this generation yet.

2000

B5 restyling

2000 – 2005

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

No photos of this generation yet.

2005

B6

2005 – 2010

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

No photos of this generation yet.

2010

B7

2010 – 2014

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

No photos of this generation yet.

2014

B8

2014 – 2019

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

No photos of this generation yet.

2019

B8 restyling

2019 – 2023

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

No photos of this generation yet.

2024

B9

On sale

2024 – today

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

No photos of this generation yet.

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