2021 Volkswagen Passat repair manual

2021 Volkswagen Passat workshop manual (3G): factory repair procedures and wiring diagrams

The 2021 Volkswagen Passat (3G) factory repair manual, made for your VIN from Volkswagen's own service information: repair procedures, torque specs and wiring diagrams for your exact Passat. The 2021 Passat was offered with 20 engines and ten transmissions (listed below); the manual you get is for the combination in your VIN.

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Owner's manual or repair manual?

The owner's manual in the glovebox explains the controls and the service intervals. This is the other book, the one technicians work from:

• Owner's manual: controls, warning lights, maintenance schedule, fluid types
• Factory repair manual: how to take parts out and put them back, the torque for every bolt, fault codes and complete wiring diagrams

Your 2021 Passat is from the Passat B8 (3G) generation, built for model years 2016–2023. Most procedures are shared with the other years of this generation, but options, software and wiring changed along the way, which is why the manual is built for your VIN.

Engines offered

• 4-cyl. common rail (2.0 l, 4V, turbocharger, EA 288 EVO)
• DSRA DSRB DTSB DTSA DTUA DTRA
• 4-cyl. direct injection engine (1.4 l, 4V, EA 211, turbocharger)
• CPTA CMBA CPVA CHPA CXSA CHPB CXSB CZCA CZEA CZDB CZDD DJVA DJKA CZDA CPVB CZDE
• 4-cyl. direct injection engine (1.5l, 4V, TSI, EA211evo)
• DACA DADA DACB DFYA DPCA DPBE DPBA DUMA
• 4-cyl. direct injection engine (1.8 l, 2.0l, 4 V, TSI, EA888 Gen III BZ)
• CZPB CZPA DKZA DNUE DKZC CZPC DUNA DRFA
• 4-cyl. direct injection engine (1.8 l and 2.0 l, 4 V, EA 888 gen III, turbocharger, chain drive)
• CJSA CJSB CHHA CHHB CNTA CNTC CJXA CJXE CJSC CJXH CXDB DHGA DLBA DLRB DNUA DKTA DNUC CXDA DEDA DJHC DKTB DLBC
• 4-cyl. direct injection engine (2.0l, 4V, TSI, EA888evo4)
• DNNA DNPA DNFC DNFE DNFG DSFE DNND DRNA DSFB DSFF DNFF DSFD DNNE DNPB DNPD DZMA
• 4-cylinder common rail (1.6 l and 2.0 l, 4 V, turbocharger, EA 288)
• CRLB CUPA DBKA DBGA DFCA DFEA CLHC DCZA DFGA DFHA CRLD DFEB DBGB CRGA DDAA DCXA
• 4-cylinder common rail (2.0l, 4V, TDI EA288evo)
• DSRA DSRB DSUD DTRB DTRD DTSB DTSA DTUA DTRA DTRC DTTA DTTC DXNA DXPA DXPB DXRB DXNB DXRC DXRA
• 4-cylinder common rail engine (2.0 l, 4V, bi-turbo, EA 288)
• CUAA
• 4-cylinder direct injection engine (1.4 l engine, 4V, EA 211, turbocharger, hybrid)
• CUKB CUKC DGEA DGEB

Gearbox options

• 6-speed dual clutch gearbox 0D9 [DQ250]
• 6-speed dual clutch gearbox 0DD, hybrid vehicles
• 6-speed manual gearbox 02Q, 0BB and 0FB
• 6-speed manual gearbox 02S
• 6-speed manual gearbox 0C9/MQ281
• 7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0CW
• 7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0CW [DQ200]
• 7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0DL
• 7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0GC
• 7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0GC [DQ381]

Trim levels offered

• Passat [CB,CB2,CB5]

Not sure which version you have? You don't need to know: the VIN tells us, and the manual is built for it.

Common work on a 2021 Passat

• Door lock actuators and window regulators
• Brake pads, rotors and calipers
• Suspension links, bushings and wheel bearings
• Spark plugs and ignition coils
• Coolant and transmission fluid service
• Glow plugs and cold-start faults
• Diesel particulate filter regeneration
• EGR valve and cooler

Recalls and owner complaints for the 2021 Passat

The U.S. safety agency NHTSA lists 1 safety recall for the 2021 Passat. When a part on this list fails out of warranty, the manual shows how to test and replace it.

• Wheels: Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs (campaign 21V812000)

Check your VIN: the 10th character is “M” on a 2021 model.

Other years of the same generation: 2016 Passat, 2017 Passat, 2018 Passat, 2019 Passat, 2020 Passat, 2022 Passat, 2023 Passat.

Also for Volkswagen: 2006 Bora/Jetta, 2021 Caddy, 2021 Golf, 2021 ID.3, 2021 ID.4, 2021 ID.5, 2021 ID.6, 2023 ID.7, 2021 Jetta, 2006 Lupo.

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Sections of the 2021 Passat service manual

• Complete repair procedures with detailed pictures and diagrams
• Thousands of pages packed with in-depth repair and replacement details
• Vehicle-specific information
• Maintenance
• Engine
• Servicing engine
• Fuel supply system
• Automatic gearbox
• Manual gearbox
• Servicing the automatic gearbox
• Servicing the manual gearbox
• Running gear, front-wheel drive, and four-wheel drive
• Rear final drive
• Brake system
• Heating, air conditioning
• Auxiliary heater
• Body Repairs
• Body repairs, exterior
• Body repairs, interior
• Trailer Operation Guide
• Wheels and tires
• Legal, manufacturer-direct information
• Complete technical specifications and tolerances (torques)
• Factory-approved and tested repair procedures
• Original wiring diagrams and electrical component locations

Passat [CB,CB2,CB5]
Engines:
4-cyl. common rail (2.0 l, 4V, turbocharger, EA 288 EVO)
DSRA DSRB DTSB DTSA DTUA DTRA
4-cyl. direct injection engine (1.4 l, 4V, EA 211, turbocharger)
CPTA CMBA CPVA CHPA CXSA CHPB CXSB CZCA CZEA CZDB CZDD DJVA DJKA CZDA CPVB CZDE
4-cyl. direct injection engine (1.5l, 4V, TSI, EA211evo)
DACA DADA DACB DFYA DPCA DPBE DPBA DUMA
4-cyl. direct injection engine (1.8 l, 2.0l, 4 V, TSI, EA888 Gen III BZ)
CZPB CZPA DKZA DNUE DKZC CZPC DUNA DRFA
4-cyl. direct injection engine (1.8 l and 2.0 l, 4 V, EA 888 gen III, turbocharger, chain drive)
CJSA CJSB CHHA CHHB CNTA CNTC CJXA CJXE CJSC CJXH CXDB DHGA DLBA DLRB DNUA DKTA DNUC CXDA DEDA DJHC DKTB DLBC
4-cyl. direct injection engine (2.0l, 4V, TSI, EA888evo4)
DNNA DNPA DNFC DNFE DNFG DSFE DNND DRNA DSFB DSFF DNFF DSFD DNNE DNPB DNPD DZMA
4-cylinder common rail (1.6 l and 2.0 l, 4 V, turbocharger, EA 288)
CRLB CUPA DBKA DBGA DFCA DFEA CLHC DCZA DFGA DFHA CRLD DFEB DBGB CRGA DDAA DCXA
4-cylinder common rail (2.0l, 4V, TDI EA288evo)
DSRA DSRB DSUD DTRB DTRD DTSB DTSA DTUA DTRA DTRC DTTA DTTC DXNA DXPA DXPB DXRB DXNB DXRC DXRA
4-cylinder common rail engine (2.0 l, 4V, bi-turbo, EA 288)
CUAA
4-cylinder direct injection engine (1.4 l engine, 4V, EA 211, turbocharger, hybrid)
CUKB CUKC DGEA DGEB
Transmissions:
6-speed dual clutch gearbox 0D9 [DQ250]
6-speed dual clutch gearbox 0DD, hybrid vehicles
6-speed manual gearbox 02Q, 0BB and 0FB
HVS GVT HDU HDV GXC GRF GNE KDM KDN KDQ KDS KDU KNR KNS KNU KNY KPA KNX KDR KXW KXX KXZ KZS KZW LHD FUR JLU JMA KRM KXD LNP LNZ LPA KZU LWN MHA NEH LMN MAX MAY MDL NFL NFN NFP NFU NGB NGC NGD HJH JLW JLZ JLT JQN JRC JRD JRF JRK FUQ FUS GUM GVU HCR HJR HJS HJT HJW HJX JET KDT JYS JYT JYV KDL KDP KDX KNP KNQ KNT KDY KDZ KNV KNW KNZ GQU HJY HVT 02Q KZN KZV KXU KXV KRN KSC KXY KZT LHC LNM LPR LPT LWP MKH MPG MRW NFR NFV JLV JLX JLY JRA JRB JRE JLR FUP FWZ JLS JBS LHB LRR LMT LQU LXM LZV MJS NFZ
6-speed manual gearbox 02S
JAU FND GPS GQM GQP HGG GXV GQN GQL GLB FYG FNG JXR JYG JYJ JYL KKP KVY KRX HHS HXP HYG JCK JCQ KRZ KVT KVV KVW KVX KVZ KWA KWB KWC KWD LKA MDP MUE MUF MAW MCB MFR MJJ MUJ MYP JCN JWX JCL JCM JCP JWN JWP JXP JYH JYK
6-speed manual gearbox 0C9/MQ281
7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0CW
7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0CW [DQ200]
7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0DL
7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0GC
7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0GC [DQ381]

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