Volkswagen Jetta by model year

13,822 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Volkswagen Jetta across 38 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

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Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1990	29
1991	38
1992	33
1993	22
1994	167
1995	338
1996	36
1997	100
1998	253
1999	488
2000	633
2001	862
2002	885
2003	554
2004	295
2005	354
2006	792
2007	280
2008	251
2009	1,277
2010	1,184
2011	883
2012	694
2013	742
2014	553
2015	286
2016	250
2017	251
2018	39
2019	799
2020	83
2021	105
2022	73
2023	66
2024	73
2025	43
2026	11

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				33 to 34
2026	11		1	33 to 34
2025	43	Forward collision avoidance (26%)	2	33	5 stars
2024	73	Brakes (19%)		33 to 34	5 stars
2023	66	Brakes (18%)		33 to 35	5 stars
2022	73	Brakes (16%)	1	33 to 35	5 stars
2021	105	Brakes (26%)	4	33 to 34	5 stars
2020	83	Electrical system (21%)	6	28 to 34	5 stars
2019	799	Drivetrain & axles (20%)	11	34	5 stars
2018	39	Fuel system (23%)	2	27 to 33	5 stars
2017	251	Fuel system (17%)	6	27 to 33	5 stars
2016	250	Engine (18%)	4	27 to 33	5 stars
2015	286	Electrical system (18%)	7	26 to 35	5 stars
2014	553	Engine (21%)	4	25 to 32	5 stars
2013	742	Electrical system (20%)	4	25 to 32	4 stars
2012	694	Electrical system (21%)	5	25 to 32	4 stars
2011	883	Electrical system (22%)	7	25 to 32	4 stars
2010	1,184	Fuel system (27%)	4	25 to 32
2009	1,277	Fuel system (26%)	6	24 to 32
2008	251	Electrical system (17%)	4	24 to 25
2007	280	Brakes (19%)	4	22 to 25
2006	792	Drivetrain & axles (18%)	4	22 to 33
2005	354	Engine (18%)	4	22 to 35
2004	295	Engine (16%)	2	22 to 36
2003	554	Seats (19%)	2	22 to 38
2002	885	Electrical system (17%)	5	19 to 38
2001	862	Electrical system (14%)	6	19 to 38
2000	633	Engine (21%)	4	19 to 38
1999	488	Wipers, windshield & visibility (17%)	6	19 to 37
1998	253	Wipers, windshield & visibility (17%)	2	19 to 37
1997	100	Electrical system (18%)	1	19 to 37
1996	36	Wipers, windshield & visibility (36%)	1	19 to 38
1995	338	Electrical system (16%)	4	18 to 24
1994	167	Electrical system (16%)	5	18 to 23
1993	22		4	21 to 23
1992	33	Cruise control (24%)	2	23 to 33
1991	38	Wipers, windshield & visibility (18%)	5	23 to 34
1990	29	Engine (17%)	5	23 to 34