Used Volkswagen Passat Bulkhead

The Passat has run through several well-established generations: B5 (1996–2005, facelift 2000), B6 (2005–2010), B7 (2010–2014), and B8 (2014 onwards). The bulkhead is a core structural pressing tied completely to the generation and body style, so a B6 unit will not fit a B7 or B8 car. Always tell your breaker which generation you have — your registration will confirm this instantly.

No — estate and saloon body styles use fundamentally different bulkhead pressings even within the same generation, because the rear and side structure changes completely between body styles. This is the first question to settle before anything else: confirm your exact body style with the breaker when requesting a quote. Mixing body styles will result in a part that simply will not fit.

Both sit within the B5 generation (1996–2005), so there is a reasonable chance the bulkhead pressing is shared across the facelift, as the fundamental platform did not change. However, mid-generation pressing changes do sometimes occur, and you should confirm compatibility against your specific registration with the breaker before buying. Never assume a part crosses the facelift year without that check.

Trim level makes no difference to bulkhead fitment whatsoever — the same pressing is used across S, SE, SEL, GT, and R-Line variants within the same generation and body style. You may find cosmetic or panel finish differences when the part arrives, but structurally it will be the correct fit. Focus your search on matching generation and body style, not trim.

A 2013 Passat sits in the B7 generation (2010–2014), while a 2015 car falls in the B8 generation (2014 onwards), meaning these are different platforms entirely. The bulkhead will not interchange across this generation boundary, as the structure changed substantially with the B8. Stick to sourcing a B7 bulkhead of the matching body style and confirm this with your breaker using your registration number.

The Alltrack is based on the estate body and shares the same platform as the standard Passat estate of its generation, so there is a good possibility the bulkhead pressing is the same. However, whether any variant-specific differences exist in the pressing between the Alltrack and the standard estate is something you should confirm with the breaker against your registration rather than assume. Give them both the donor and recipient registrations to be certain.