Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-26 | 15V705000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 91,867 | — | Details |
| 2015-10-07 | 15V627000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE | 993 | — | Details |
| 2014-12-15 | 14V790000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 25,007 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that at the time of purchase, the odo… |
| 2025-12-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | A warning lamp came on that I didn’t know what it was for. It came on yesterday along with a tire warning lamp. The ste… |
| 2025-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The turbocharger is out. I've had problems with coolant leaking. Mechanic pressurized tank, its fine. While parked cool… |
| 2025-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Bottom line: brakes failed to stop car on decline slope. Situation: driver depressed brake and hit start button. With… |
| 2025-06-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS BEEN A VERY HOT SUMMER AND I HAVE TO USE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON… |
| 2025-05-23 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated upon activating the defroster, the defroster only engaged … |
| 2025-05-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | As I’m driving the car, the gear ship suddenly won’t go into gear to downshift and grind for a second so I stopped tryi… |
| 2025-04-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | abs light on no communication with abs module cause speedometer not fonctionning abs light on epc light on |
| 2025-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I’ve been experiencing intermittent start failures with my 2015 Volkswagen Jetta. The issue typically occurs after driv… |
| 2025-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR:INTEGRATED STARTER(OTHER THAN PROPULSION) | No | 0 | I hardly used this car and had it diagnosed and new battery but the car intermittently won’t start some times but there… |
| 2024-10-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving along the I-25 highway south. I was no where near any bridges and was in the right lane with a safe follo… |
| 2024-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I drove over a commercial-grade water hose unraveled in the middle of the lane. It had metal couplings on it and my oil… |
| 2024-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car has been recalled twice for a camshaft which is making a ticking noise inside still. I reached out to dealership… |
| 2023-12-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Camshaft and Timing chain. Only 116,000 miles . Based on the conversation with the dealership this seems to be a common… |
| 2023-09-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My Volkswagen vehicle (Jetta Model 2015, MOdel 4DJSA, VIN [XXX] ) had a first event on [XXX] where the car suddenly sto… |
| 2023-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost mot… |
| 2023-08-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The small PLASTIC button to engage the emergency hand brake, popped off. When inspecting it, the internal plastic is br… |
| 2023-07-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | With no warning, the transmission/mechatronics unit in this 2015 Jetta Hybrid, reported an error code. This "error" res… |
| 2023-07-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Vehicle transmission went out. I had only had this vehicle for a couple months. So I purchased it in June of 2023 |
| 2023-06-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission of the 2015 VW Jetta Hybrid failed at about 81,000 miles. The transmission began to behave erradically… |
| 2023-05-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The engine light on my 2015 VW Jetta Hybrid was enabled and my car stuttered and stopped while idling at stop lights, a… |
| 2023-03-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta from North Coast Auto Mall on March 19, 2023 and the following day several issues w… |
| 2023-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was a humming … |
| 2023-02-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2015 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid SEL Premium with less than 60,000 miles has multiple error codes for transmission and VW d… |
| 2023-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact's wife owns a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle mad… |
| 2023-01-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I'm finding the brake pedal to be extremely hard to depress. This happened overnight, as the car was operating normally… |
| 2023-01-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Unknown |
| 2022-12-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | My 2015 Jetta SE was making noises in the left front end. I was driving when something fell off my vehicle. I was abl… |
| 2022-12-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that his son mentioned to him that an abnormal squeaking n… |
| 2022-11-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that the EPC light illuminated, indicating that there was … |
| 2022-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed … |
| 2022-11-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Car cut off twice while driving and could not be restarted for 14 - 25 minutes. This happened while driving. I took it … |
| 2022-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | After running multiple errands the car will fail to start. Usually after 5-10 minutes it will start again. Every time i… |
| 2022-08-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2015 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid, 73,000 miles mechatronic transmission failure. Vehicle repeatedly experiences loss of po… |
| 2022-08-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE | No | 0 | Horn occasionally stops working. Buttons on steering wheel won't work not allowing access to computer. |
| 2022-08-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2015 Volkswagen Jetta active grille shutter. A shutter system on the front end of the vehicle on the lower half of the … |
| 2022-07-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | This is a NEW REPORT ON THE 3RD TRANSMISSION in the same vehicle where I previously reported a Failure, of the 2nd xmi… |
| 2022-05-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I brought this car for my daughter. It has quick on her twice with no warning. The car has malfunctioned twice getting … |
| 2022-03-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Since we've owned it (bought new), every coil spring has broken. The last one is being repaired today at the VW dealer… |
| 2022-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | You will be driving the car and it will shut off with no warning. You can not steer th ecat you have no brakes. |
| 2022-02-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | At 22,000 miles I took the vehicle in for routine servicing with no apparent transmission problems and was told it need… |
| 2022-02-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Clockspring on my Jetta broke which disabled horn and cruise control functions. The safety issue is the horn. The clo… |
| 2022-01-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The timing belt chain is faulty on the car. There was a recall on models a year before mine and Im having the same prob… |
| 2021-12-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the front passenger’s se… |
| 2021-12-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The car was stalling at stops and the engine warning light came on. We took it into Autometrics (509) 766-2002 in Moses… |
| 2021-11-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | In the past few months, the vehicle stopped in the middle of the road on various occasions. It was taken to a VW dealer… |
| 2021-10-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer for maintenance service and … |
| 2021-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Since purchasing my used used 2015 VWA Jetta in 2019 I have had several issues I think are electrical. (1)The phone cha… |
| 2021-09-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | Volkswagen Jetta 2015-- 45K--defective Power steering Pump--- |
| 2021-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Operating vehicle at highway speed engine stopped suddenly and vehicle lost all power. Engine timing belt failed at 103… |