Volkswagen exhaust system problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 366 complaints involve exhaust system. The Jetta accounts for the largest share (45%). The single worst model year is the 2000 Jetta with 40 exhaust system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 366 about exhaust system, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Jetta 45% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 208 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 25
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
Worst model years for exhaust system
- 2000 Volkswagen Jetta40 complaints
- 2000 Volkswagen Passat35 complaints
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta31 complaints
- 1999 Volkswagen Jetta21 complaints
- 2002 Volkswagen Jetta18 complaints
Exhaust system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 15 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 19 |
| 1999 | 41 |
| 2000 | 94 |
| 2001 | 67 |
| 2002 | 35 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Among the 208 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.