Best and worst years for the Volkswagen Jetta

Of the 35 model years of the Volkswagen Jetta with enough data to compare, the 2010 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (920), and the 1996 has the fewest (3).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

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Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1990	4
1991	11
1992	16
1993	11
1994	104
1995	233
1996	3
1997	21
1998	164
1999	352
2000	468
2001	654
2002	628
2003	369
2004	178
2005	178
2006	504
2007	156
2008	139
2009	745
2010	920
2011	578
2012	468
2013	402
2014	371
2015	196
2016	177
2017	174
2018	18
2019	699
2020	74
2021	105
2022	73
2023	66
2024	73
2025	43
2026	11

What stands out

The 2010 stands out, with about 5.2 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2010 and 2009. Or the years with the fewest: 1996 and 1990.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	11	11
2025	43	43
2024	73	73
2023	66	66
2022	73	73
2021	105	105
2020	74	83
2019	699	799
2018	18	39
2017	174	251
2016	177	250
2015	196	286
2014	371	553
2013	402	742
2012	468	694
2011	578	883
2010	920	1,184
2009	745	1,277
2008	139	251
2007	156	280
2006	504	792
2005	178	354
2004	178	295
2003	369	554
2002	628	885
2001	654	862
2000	468	633
1999	352	488
1998	164	253
1997	21	100
1996	3	36
1995	233	338
1994	104	167
1993	11	22
1992	16	33
1991	11	38
1990	4	29