Volkswagen transmission problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,445 complaints involve transmission. The Jetta accounts for the largest share (38%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Jetta with 114 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,445 about transmission, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Jetta 38% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 1,097 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 33 and 11
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
Worst model years for transmission
- 2006 Volkswagen Jetta114 complaints
- 2004 Volkswagen Beetle105 complaints
- 2003 Volkswagen Beetle81 complaints
- 2005 Volkswagen Beetle73 complaints
- 2009 Volkswagen Jetta72 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 7 |
| 1995 | 29 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 36 |
| 1999 | 69 |
| 2000 | 67 |
| 2001 | 90 |
| 2002 | 109 |
| 2003 | 137 |
| 2004 | 190 |
| 2005 | 108 |
| 2006 | 155 |
| 2007 | 47 |
| 2008 | 151 |
| 2009 | 102 |
| 2010 | 62 |
| 2011 | 20 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 1,097 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.