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Volkswagen Jetta

Every Volkswagen Jetta model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,381107 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years122015 to 2026

Recall campaigns30Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins6,250Summed across model years

By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 549, 40% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Electrical system leads the Volkswagen Jetta complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

337

Engine and cooling

330

Powertrain

251

Fuel system

161

Brakes

156

Driver assistance

Airbags

Steering

Speed control

Visibility and wipers

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Volkswagen Jetta model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2026	Sedan	6	0.0	600	1	0	78
2025	Sedan	29	20.7	725	2	0	142
2024	Sedan	44	6.8	880	0	0	249
2023	Sedan	43	2.3	614	0	0	340
2022	Sedan	43	2.3	614	1	0	446
2021	Sedan	69	4.3	812	4	0	485
2020	Sedan	53	5.7	589	6	1	533
2019	Sedan	549	6.2	4,067	11	2	756
2018	Sedan	31	3.2	258	3	0	656
2017	Sedan	159	12.6	935	7	0	664
2016	Sedan	161	14.9	1,150	5	0	823
2015	Sedan	194	5.7	1,213	8	0	1,078

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Volkswagen Jetta

26V-185 Mar 25, 2026
Instrument panel may fail to display warning lights or gauges
Electrical system · 75k vehicles
26V-138 Mar 11, 2026
Transmission ground wire may not have been properly connected during assembly, causing an open electrical circuit
Electrical system · 48k vehicles
24V-110 Feb 14, 2024
Due to a problem with a suction jet pump seal inside the fuel tank, fuel may flow into the evaporative emissions (EVAP) system and possibly leak…
Fuel system · 261k vehicles
23V-619 Sep 6, 2023
Instrument cluster may not provide an audible warning to let the driver know that the key is still in the ignition when the door is open
Electrical system · 8 vehicles
23V-604 Aug 30, 2023
Ignition switch may fail, especially in high temperature environments
Electrical system · 63k vehicles
22V-815 Oct 31, 2022
Tire pressure monitoring system may not detect an air pressure loss in adequate time when deflating occurs among all four tires simultaneously
Tires · 296k vehicles
22V-514 Jul 20, 2022
Manufacturing process of the eMMC memory module in the infotainment system may cause the rearview camera image not to display
Back-over prevention · 43k vehicles
21V-492 Jun 30, 2021
Air bag control module was welded in the incorrect position
Airbags · 379 vehicles
21V-038 Feb 1, 2021
Bolts may be missing from the front seat tracks
Seats · 57 vehicles
20V-716 Nov 18, 2020
Rear view camera could malfunction during an ignition cycle, leading to a black screen or infotainment system freeze
Back-over prevention · 32k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.