Volkswagen latches & locks problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 398 complaints involve latches & locks. The Jetta accounts for the largest share (48%). The single worst model year is the 1995 Jetta with 39 latches & locks complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 398 about latches & locks, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Jetta 48% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 241 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
Worst model years for latches & locks
- 1995 Volkswagen Jetta39 complaints
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta19 complaints
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta14 complaints
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta14 complaints
- 1998 Volkswagen Beetle11 complaints
Latches & locks complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 17 |
| 1995 | 63 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1998 | 20 |
| 1999 | 14 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 33 |
| 2002 | 20 |
| 2003 | 21 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 28 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 14 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
Among the 241 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.