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Volkswagen Passat B4 (1993 to 1997): specs, NZ numbers and buying checks

The Volkswagen Passat B4 was built from 1993 to 1997 as a sedan or wagon, with a manual or automatic gearbox, front wheel drive or all wheel drive and petrol or diesel power. Chassis code: B4.

Key facts

Years
1993 to 1997
Chassis codes
B4
Body types
Sedan, Wagon
Gearboxes
Manual, Automatic
Drive
FWD (front wheel drive), AWD (all wheel drive)
Fuel
Petrol, Diesel

On NZ roads

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Known weak points

Redline has not curated a buying guide for the Volkswagen Passat B4 yet. The live buyer brief in Redline search reads the NZ register, US recall data and Redline sales for this generation and drafts the checks to make, clearly labelled.

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