Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
33
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The f16 fuse in the engine bay that connects power to multiple exterior lights as well as the abs brake system melts an… |
| 2023-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle’s electrical system shuts off as I am driving. This happened at night , almost caused a crash. |
| 2023-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The car stalls in traffic and is slow to accelerate. The service department attributes the cause from a problem with a … |
| 2022-08-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Going down the road - in town - at about 35 mph and I started to hear loud clanking while I felt as the rear of the car… |
| 2022-07-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | While changing lanes we heard a twang sound and felt an impact in the floor boards. The left rear of the car was unload… |
| 2021-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the catalyt… |
| 2021-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | At first we had to replace the intake manifold and then a month later we had to replace the catalytic converter and now… |
| 2020-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STATIONARY VEHICLE LEFT STRANDED. ENGINE WASS IMMOBILIZED KEY NOT RECOGNIZED |
| 2020-04-30 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR SPRING BROKE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. *TR |
| 2020-04-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE WITHOUT WARNING (AT SEPARATE TIMES). THIS CLEARLY SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AS I HAV… |
| 2019-08-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH AND T… |
| 2019-06-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IT ALL STARTED WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. APPARENTLY THE CAR JUMPED TIMING AND THE CRANKSHAFT WENT BAD. THIS CAUSED COM… |
| 2019-05-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN GETTING HORRIBLE GAS MILAGE (250 PER TANK). THIS HAS BEEN FOR OVER A YEAR NOW OF TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS (D… |
| 2019-04-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT. THE SEAT BELT WAS PULLED OUT TO BUCKLE AND FAILED TO RETRACT TO FIT THE PAS… |
| 2019-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED … |
| 2018-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC. I REACHED BEHIND MY BACK AND BURNED MY FINGER. I PULLED OFF… |
| 2018-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN. WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND MISFIRED. ALSO,… |
| 2018-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUSE BOX MELTED AND CAUSED ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED … |
| 2018-01-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | STALLING OF VEHICLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC; EPC LIGHT WILL TURN ON, BATTERY LIGHT; REPLACEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH REGARDS T… |
| 2017-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR RADIO STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE CAUSE. SCREEN COMPLETELY BLANK, DOES NOT RESPOND TO BUTTONS OR OTH… |
| 2017-08-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ENTIRE SOUND/RADIO SYSTEM SUDDENLY STOPPED THEREBY ELIMINATING MY BLUE TOOTH CONNECTIVITY FOR HANDSFREE PHONE USE |
| 2017-08-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND TH… |
| 2017-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECENTLY MY 2011 JETTA SPORTWAGEN'S EXTERIOR LIGHT DASHBOARD INDICATOR CAME ON. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE PA… |
| 2017-03-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL MESSAGES STARTED TO APPEAR IN REFERENCE TO FAILED LIGHTS. I LOST SIGNAL LIGHTS, HE… |
| 2016-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON THIS VEHICLE, FUSE (F16 PLUG-IN POSITION) OVERHEATED AND DAMAGED THE FUSE BOX, CAUSING A PARTIAL LOSS OF EXTERIOR VE… |
| 2016-08-14 | WHEELS | No | 0 | FOR TWO YEARS PRIOR TO AUGUST 2016, I WENT INTO MY VW DEALER ONCE A MONTH BECAUSE THE CHECK TIRE LIGHT CAME ON. EACH TI… |
| 2016-07-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR STALLS INTERMITTENTLY UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS ACCELERATING DE-ACCELERATING WARMED UP, AND COLD FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN… |
| 2016-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY (HIGH & LOW BEAM, TURN SIGNAL, DRL), RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, LICENSE PL… |
| 2016-06-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE CLOCK SPRING GOT DEBRIS IN IT, PUSHING THE RIBBON OFF THE GUIDE WIRES AND CAUSING A KINK. THIS CAUSES A FAULT IN TH… |
| 2016-05-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE P… |
| 2016-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RADIO (INCLUDING BLUETOOTH) SUDDENLY WENT OUT AT 39K MILES. DEALER DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT RADIO FAILED. |
| 2016-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY LIGHTS BEGAN FAILING WITHOUT WARNING. FRONT HEADLIGHT, REAR TAIL LIGHT, LICENSE PLATE LIGHT, DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS, B… |
| 2016-03-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WOULD STILL START BUT ONLY IN NEUTRAL. IF I WERE TO TRY AND START VEHI… |