Volkswagen stability control problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 541 complaints involve stability control. The Jetta accounts for the largest share (36%). The single worst model year is the 2009 Jetta with 93 stability control complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 541 about stability control, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Jetta 36% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 480 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 28 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
Worst model years for stability control
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta93 complaints
- 2009 Volkswagen GTI69 complaints
- 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit25 complaints
- 2010 Volkswagen Jetta21 complaints
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta15 complaints
Stability control complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 19 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 238 |
| 2010 | 44 |
| 2011 | 34 |
| 2012 | 31 |
| 2013 | 26 |
| 2014 | 23 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 14 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 4 |
Among the 480 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.