2005 Volkswagen Jetta air bags problems
30 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2005 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 44% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 1 fire, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
My daughter hit the back of a volvo SUV with her 2005 VW jetta and not 1 air bag deployed leaving her in the hospital for a month's stay with major brain trauma and $100,000 + dollars in medical bills instead of a minor trip to the emergency room for air bag deployment. Her entire front end is in the windshield. (we have photos).because she hit the volvo at the wrong angle, was the determined reasoning as to why the air bags didn't deploy. Are you kidding me.
My trunk has never closed properly from the day I drove it off the lot. I took the vehicle back within a few weeks to be repaired. They did not have the part and it took a few more weeks. When they replaced it, it still continued not to close properly. I have the old part. I also recently had an air bag default sensor come on.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Volkswagen Jetta
- Engine 65 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 59 complaints
- Electrical system 49 complaints
- Transmission 25 complaints
- Fuel system 22 complaints