Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-10 | 10V621000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 228,236 | — | Details |
| 2009-05-19 | 09V164000 |
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 25,594 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V913000 (Servic… |
| 2025-08-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled. Several… |
| 2025-01-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Break fluid is leaking from abs cylinder and breaks are too soft to apply |
| 2024-10-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The vehicle experienced a complete loss of communication with the ABS control module, resulting in multiple warning lig… |
| 2024-08-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Since there has been ongoing investigation on airbags, thought to report the issue related to this. For some reason, t… |
| 2024-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V913000 (Servic… |
| 2024-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS module |
| 2024-05-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that ABS and the ESC warning lights illuminated intermitte… |
| 2024-03-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I received a letter stating there was a ABS Control module Software. My abs lights came on. I took it to Volkswagen to … |
| 2024-03-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake peda… |
| 2023-10-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | The contact’s daughter owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that on several occasions while her daughter wa… |
| 2023-05-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I got the car off of some guy for 1600 dollars and I put a lot of money into and I have lights on the dash still on and… |
| 2023-05-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the ABS and ESC warning lights… |
| 2023-04-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The airbag warning light (yellow) on the driver seat side comes up for no reason |
| 2023-01-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS Control Module Software Failure: Risks-- Reduced braking power, longer stopping distance, sudden unexpected braki… |
| 2022-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | This vehicle was purchased 11/2016 from a dealer/mechanic. He bought it at auction, reconstructed it and got the appro… |
| 2022-11-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS Module Assembly all packet, It turns that this kind of vehicles are controling the power Steering, anti skid brakin… |
| 2022-09-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was driving my car down at residential area and it came to a complete stop on its own I could not get it to accelerat… |
| 2022-09-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | the airbag light indicator is on and the car is 2009 which is more than 10 years old however it is under 120k miles ori… |
| 2022-03-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that the headlights and the turn signal lights had failed… |
| 2022-02-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A recall was issued for the ABS software upgrade which my car was updated in 2017. That is within the 10 year timefram… |
| 2022-02-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I brought my car to the dealership not even 2 years ago. They said they fixed my ABS moduler and the EPC updated the so… |
| 2022-02-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Abs light on(yellow) with flashing break light (red) code 16352 |
| 2022-01-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car been fine and went to take my daughter to school and shut the car off and get back in to go home and wouldn't st… |
| 2021-12-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | As I was coming to an immediate stop, due to a deer jumping out in front of me, the car/ brake pedal shuddered and I ha… |
| 2021-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A recall for ABS module for my car was issued, the dealer performed a software update but the unit has since failed in … |
| 2021-12-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | About 5-6 times my steering locked up as I was mid turn but thankfully only for a second or two but a few of those time… |
| 2021-09-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | 1) seat belt did not lock and airbags did not deploy. Available for requested inspection. 2) injured driver & passenger… |
| 2021-09-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving in Clio alabama on state highway 10, when all of a sudden the EPC light came on my 2009 Volkswagen jetta … |
| 2021-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Update to recently filed incident report over brake system warnings in VW Jetta: VW Service has now replaced ABS modul… |
| 2021-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | ABS light, anti-skid light, flashing brake light and audible alarm came on immediately after starting vehicle and do no… |
| 2021-07-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | this is the third time i've had issues with the power steering briefly failing on this car. The first time, several yea… |
| 2021-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Abs module failure. |
| 2021-05-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WAS TRYING TO GET THE ABS RECALL FIXED TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE VW FOR THE RECALL THEY GAVE ME A QUOTE OF 1543.37 TO RE… |
| 2021-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the gear shift indicator started bli… |
| 2021-04-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65MPH, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATED STOP! OIL PRESSURE ENGINE OFF! AND CAR WENT INTO… |
| 2021-03-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I purchased it unknown condition Accident History Damage Report - OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - [xxx] Accident or Damage Reporte… |
| 2021-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CAR WAS OPERATING FINE, THEN ONE DAY WHEN STARTING IT ON MY LUNCH BREAK I HEARD THREE LOUD PITCHED BEEPS. UPON STAR… |
| 2021-02-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE LIGHT COME ON WHEN TURN ON CAR AND ABS LIGHT CCME ON JERK THE CAR WHN MOVE IT ITTO GEAR. THIS DOES ALL THE TIME… |
| 2021-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED |
| 2020-12-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD FAULTY ABS BRAKE MODULE, AFTER REPLACING MODULE, THE ERROR STILL EXISTS. BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. … |
| 2020-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS LITE STEADY AND BRAKE LITE FLASHING. UPON BRAKING THESE FAULT LITES LIT... HAD DIAGNOSED AT VW CERTIFIED FACILITY… |
| 2020-10-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I JUST REPLACE THE ABS MODULER JUST ABOUT 6 MONTH AGO AND SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I SEE THAT MY BREAK LIGHTS IS R… |
| 2020-10-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY. I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE .… |
| 2020-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING IT & WILL NOT RETURN TO GEAR. MY CAR ENDING UP STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE I… |
| 2020-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO TURN OFF ENGINE - SO WE WERE NOT ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. |
| 2020-09-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HI YES I AM CONCERNED IN REGARDS I HAD A CALL FOR A RECALL ON MY JETTA 2009. NHTSA CALLED ME TO SET UP AND APPOINTMENT.… |
| 2020-09-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. ENGINE LOCK AND HOUSING CYLINDER MALFUNCTION IS REGULARLY PREVE… |
| 2020-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH S… |
| 2020-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS FAILURE THAT ALIGNS WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 APPEARED ON MY 2009 JETTA. YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ARE COVE… |