Volkswagen wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Across all Volkswagen models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,003 complaints involve wipers, windshield & visibility. The Jetta accounts for the largest share (32%). The single worst model year is the 1999 Jetta with 85 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,003 about wipers, windshield & visibility, all Volkswagen models
- Most affected
- Jetta 32% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 979 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 19
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Volkswagen models
Worst model years for wipers, windshield & visibility
- 1999 Volkswagen Jetta85 complaints
- 2000 Volkswagen Jetta79 complaints
- 2001 Volkswagen Jetta72 complaints
- 2004 Volkswagen Beetle67 complaints
- 2005 Volkswagen Beetle63 complaints
Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 26 |
| 1991 | 19 |
| 1992 | 50 |
| 1993 | 51 |
| 1994 | 23 |
| 1995 | 60 |
| 1996 | 28 |
| 1997 | 36 |
| 1998 | 131 |
| 1999 | 167 |
| 2000 | 174 |
| 2001 | 147 |
| 2002 | 109 |
| 2003 | 108 |
| 2004 | 111 |
| 2005 | 78 |
| 2006 | 59 |
| 2007 | 26 |
| 2008 | 27 |
| 2009 | 32 |
| 2010 | 33 |
| 2011 | 28 |
| 2012 | 69 |
| 2013 | 48 |
| 2014 | 33 |
| 2015 | 36 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 37 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 52 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2024 | 48 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Among the 979 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.