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2014 Volkswagen Jetta lighting problems

24 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
24 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 56,000 miles
Based on 19 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

In traffic, the single low tone horn on the jetta is barely audible. The VW dealer service manager says the horn is standard, and acceptable to them and will not replace it. Is a vehicle horn a safety issue? Yes. If the horn does not give out sound which is audible on the roadway, what good is it? Why is a horn required for a vehicle inspection sticker? Why not just install a bicycle jingle horn? There are horns that are loud, after market. The jetta horn is weak and dangerous.

Reported at 650 miles, November 2014

After replacing three right side headlight bulbs in my 20k miles of ownership, last week both headlights went out at the same time while driving down the highway. I heard a strange noise as if a relay was continuously being triggered. I have heard lots of strange relay sounds(chatter) from beneath the dash of this vehicle. I checked fuses; though volkswagen does not provide or publicly publish fuse box diagrams, I was able to confirm continuity on each fuse.

Reported at 60,000 miles, January 2018

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Lighting problems in other years

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