2013 Volkswagen Jetta fuel system problems
44 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 31 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 45,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The car completely lost power while in motion and I had to pull off the roadway in heavy traffic. The dealer told me that the tdi (diesel) fuel system had a complete failure and imploded into many very small metal parts. VW is replacing the entire fuel system, but not the engine. I believe metal in the fuel lines is cause for a complete engine replacement as they cannot prove the contamination was limited to the fuel lines. The car is less than 4 months old and has 5500 miles total.
2013 VW jetta hybrid has check engine light come on and go off intermittently. Car was taken into VW dealer to evaluate. Dealer proceeds to say transmission is defective, clutch was malfunction & oil was leaking. According to a new recall in 2/2020, VW mentioned that if the software recall was not addressed issues with the transmission & clutch could occur. When car was taken and evaluated it was found to have all of the possible problems listed with this recall
Other problems reported for the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
- Electrical system 150 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 141 complaints
- Engine 116 complaints
- Steering 37 complaints
- Air bags 31 complaints
- Brakes 22 complaints
- Cruise control 17 complaints
- Lighting 17 complaints