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2011 Volkswagen Jetta electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 194 complaints for the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
194 22% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 156 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 4
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 24 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 17 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 34 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 28 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 26 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 12 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 9 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 156 complaints that include mileage. 48% 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 miles24
20k to 40k miles17
40k to 60k miles34
60k to 80k miles28
80k to 100k miles26
100k to 120k miles12
120k to 140k miles9
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 156 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 4 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. While the vehicle was parked on an incline, it rolled backwards. The contact stopped the vehicle with the emergency brake. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact also stated that the key fell out of the ignition when the vehicle was not in park or turned off. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v615000 (electrical system, steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 50,000 miles, June 2017 CrashInjury

At 500 miles exactly, I heard a single click while driving. A quick scan of the instruments showed that the odometer read 500 miles and was not increasing, of course the trip odometer and fuel consumption displays also failed without any input from the odometer. Dealer diagnosed problem and said the instrument cluster needed to be replaced however there were none in stock and volkswagen of america does not have any replacements. Either.

Reported at 500 miles, July 2011

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