2009 Volkswagen Jetta engine problems
Owners reported engine problems in 167 complaints for the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 167 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 157 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 30 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 27 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 25 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 22 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 157 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Car's ABS and brake system has been failing once a while causing car to lose control of stability. Random "engine workshop failure" many times while starting up the car and car performance gets very limited.
2009 jetta volkswagen tdi, with only 50500 miles on it. The car died in the middle of intersection at 35MPH. This was during rush hour traffic. In the car was me 32, my wife 36, my daughter of 8 years old and son of 2 years old. It was a very scary event. I had it towed to the nearest VW dealership. It took them 3 days to look at this car and after I called 15 times, they told me that this fuel pump had been slowly breaking down inside the fuel tank, running through the lines and into the injectors.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta
- Fuel system 329 complaints
- Brakes 207 complaints
- Electrical system 107 complaints
- Stability control 93 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 72 complaints
- Transmission 72 complaints
- Air bags 35 complaints
- Cruise control 29 complaints