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2017 Volkswagen Jetta electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 33 complaints for the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
33 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
36,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2017 Volkswagen Jetta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 36,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 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: 36,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 68% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles1
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 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 68% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Vehicle was purchased with check engine light on, returned to dealership and was told it was the gas cap. The vehicle was stalling after that. Vehicle stalled while driving on parkway, all of the dash lights came on and the ability to brake and steer was gone causing an accident. Airbags did not deploy on the front end collision. Vehicle had 1100 miles on it

Reported at 1,100 miles, January 2018 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 volkswagen jetta. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 19v615000 (electrical system, steering). While driving 35 MPH, the brake pedal became difficult to depress and failed to stop the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle. There were no injures and a police report was filed. The air bags deployed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.

Reported at 25,000 miles, September 2019 Crash

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