Volkswagen electrical system problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 7,287 complaints involve electrical system. The Jetta accounts for the largest share (30%). The single worst model year is the 2010 Jetta with 235 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 7,287 about electrical system, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Jetta 30% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 4,060 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 123 and 383
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta235 complaints
- 2023 Volkswagen ID.4233 complaints
- 2002 Volkswagen Passat223 complaints
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta194 complaints
- 2021 Volkswagen ID.4180 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 18 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1992 | 18 |
| 1993 | 42 |
| 1994 | 44 |
| 1995 | 91 |
| 1996 | 27 |
| 1997 | 49 |
| 1998 | 147 |
| 1999 | 196 |
| 2000 | 205 |
| 2001 | 318 |
| 2002 | 504 |
| 2003 | 249 |
| 2004 | 172 |
| 2005 | 113 |
| 2006 | 223 |
| 2007 | 112 |
| 2008 | 113 |
| 2009 | 403 |
| 2010 | 498 |
| 2011 | 408 |
| 2012 | 376 |
| 2013 | 352 |
| 2014 | 234 |
| 2015 | 208 |
| 2016 | 136 |
| 2017 | 108 |
| 2018 | 185 |
| 2019 | 331 |
| 2020 | 102 |
| 2021 | 434 |
| 2022 | 282 |
| 2023 | 328 |
| 2024 | 159 |
| 2025 | 73 |
| 2026 | 16 |
Among the 4,060 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.