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2013 Volkswagen Jetta electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 150 complaints for the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, 20% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
150 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
54,000 miles 106 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 54,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 13 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 20 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 28 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 18 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 10 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 54,000 miles
Based on 106 complaints that include mileage. 58% 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 miles13
20k to 40k miles20
40k to 60k miles28
60k to 80k miles18
80k to 100k miles10
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 106 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I was stopped at a solid red traffic light and when I got the green light to proceed straight across the intersection I began to accelerate. Halfway through the intersection another vehicle (vehicle #2) crossed my path of travel on the right hand passenger side and vehicle #2 driver's side crashed into my front end. My vehicle was spun around counter clockwise due to the impact of vehicle #2. As a result of this crash my vehicle sustained heavy front end damage and pieces and parts were strewn all over the road.

Reported at 15,700 miles, December 2014 CrashInjury

"fuel pump defect". My 2013 VW jetta has been randomly stalling out in mid commute within the last few months. I will be driving and the vehicle just cuts off and I have to crank the car back on and being mindful of ongoing traffic. This is increasing becoming an issue as I initially thought it was a random occurrence however as this has repeatedly occurred out of no where when I'm traveling in heavy traffic it has become very scary in an accident occuring.

Reported at 90,000 miles, November 2017

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