2012 Volkswagen Jetta brakes problems
37 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 28 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
2012 jetta wagon - while driving on a recently paved highway (eg. Seemingly pristine asphalt), my wife and I noted a strange vibration sensation in our car. There was no drag, veered steering, abnormal handling, or warning on the dash. We had accelerated to approximately 50 MPH when at the upcoming intersection the light changed to red. It was a normal braking/stop maneuver. On stopping, no unusual braking sensation, again no abnormal pull. We noticed smoke coming along the drivers side while stopped.
I was driving on the interstate on moderate traffic at about 35 MPH when all of a sudden the car stalled and the steering wheel and brakes got really hard. I had to use the emergency brake to stop the car because the brakes wouldn't work. My jetta has the automatic transmission and it was set on "manual with no clutch" when it happened. The thing is I wasn't even touching that when the car stalled. That first incident happened less than 2 weeks after I'd gotten the car fresh off the dealership.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
- Electrical system 142 complaints
- Engine 92 complaints
- Fuel system 81 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 46 complaints
- Steering 42 complaints
- Air bags 34 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 24 complaints