I just bought a 2011 Volkswagen Passat. I love driving it!
The Passat NMS won the Motor Trend Car of the Year for 2012., it replaced the B6 in North America.  Good car.
Woah, I had no idea it was THAT good. Volkswagen seems to be really reliable these days. 
They are reliable, but they got a black eye with the emission scandal of 2015, when they cheated by programming a tool to make their diesels pass emissions testing.
Yikes...Mine is a 2011, did that apply to Passat's made after 2011? 
Yes, they utilized the cheat software in cars from 2009 through 2015. 
Oh man! That's terrible...Did Volkswagen get sued for it? That's really too bad. I trust their brand.
The EPA released a notice of violation, and if I remember right, they were fined like 3 billion dollars for it.