2015 Volkswagen Jetta problems
The 2015 Volkswagen Jetta has 286 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (17%) concerns electrical system. After that come engine (16%) and drivetrain & axles (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 286 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 41,000 miles 180 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 53 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 34 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 37 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 27 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 180 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 41,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 36,000 miles (35 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Volkswagen Jetta with enough data (196 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Driving on free way 210 catching on ramp 5 s fre way both front and back left tires exploded on driver side airbags did not deploy at inpact the modgile was defected I was so shoked scared but my sensor was on., ant the heat coming out of the dash board and steering and un sure confusion.
As the third car in a 4 car accident, it was the only one where airbags failed to deploy. Additionally it was the most damaged. The front drivers seat broke upon rear impact prior to the car being forced into the vehicle in front of me. I was stopped at the time.
Just seconds after the epc light came on (I didn't know what it meant) my brakes went out. The brake pedal was stiff and my car had no response in slowing down. Luckily I had been in a position where there was time and space to react and to slow down using the e brake. Just minutes earlier I had been on the highway, as well as in some city traffic - if I lost my brakes at any other moment things could have been deadly. VW ended up swapping out the entire engine. The camshaft had broken in half.
When I press brake on freeways , I felt like my car stopped because it wont give smooth brake ,I don't put hard and sudden brakes , it will like go front and back and will stop. My volks suspension are too bad . I am, using 2015 volks jetta my transmission will show me all the gears from first to final , I can feel when it gets pick up. I have told my dealer but they don't care. My steering wheel always going pulling left side when ever I drive .