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2011 Volkswagen Jetta air bags problems

37 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
37 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
77,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
10 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 77,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 77,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 30% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 23 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 crashes, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while driving at 5 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was struck on the front end and was completely destroyed. The contact sustained a laceration to the forehead. The vehicle was not inspected for a cause of failure. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure and current mileage was 29,000. Updated 07/02/13

Reported at 29,000 miles, March 2013 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. While driving approximately 30 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained whiplash, shoulder, back, and left knee injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

Reported at 79,000 miles, March 2017 CrashInjury

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