2007 Volkswagen Jetta air bags problems
36 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2007 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 1 fire, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
My wife was driving her 2007 VW jetta when she was t-boned from a GMC SUV, approx. Speed of GMC was 40 MPH and approx speed of jetta was 45 MPH. The jetta was struck at a 90 degree angle directly into the drivers side door. The impact was enough that my wife needed to be removed from her car with the jaws of life. The steering column airbag deployed however the multiple side and lumbar airbags did not deploy. Had these deployed her injures would had been much less severe.
On july of 2013, the vehicle was taken in to open road VW after reaching out to NHTSA and VW of amercia for assistance with getting the car repaired due to the warranty being expired. The vehicle had a safety issue with the airbags that would have impaired the airbag from deploying if involved in an accident. VW repaired the vehicle at no charge. On sept of 2014 in the early morning the air fault indicator came on again. I immediately contacted open road VW and explained the recurring issue.
Other problems reported for the 2007 Volkswagen Jetta
- Brakes 54 complaints
- Electrical system 45 complaints
- Engine 25 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 22 complaints