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2001 Volkswagen Jetta wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 72 complaints for the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
72 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
57,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2001 Volkswagen Jetta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 57,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 57,000 miles
Based on 28 complaints that include mileage. 54% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 28 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 57,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Transmission stopped shifting into 4th gear while driving throught city, called for tow to dealer. Dealer sair electrical problem. After auto traveled to ky while parken in carporte windshield cracked from lower drivers side upwards into drivers view about 8 inches. Delaer refuss to replace windshield immediately. Says that failure must be verrified by some one who is on vacation, will be gone week.

August 2000

Raining not hard . Wipers slow down . Complete stop of wiper action. No prior notice of bad operation first thought was fuse. Was not the fuse.

Reported at 85,673 miles, August 2013

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