Safety Score
54
Average
Recalls
4
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (4)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-31 | 17V352000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 2 | — | Details |
| 2017-03-02 | 17V137000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 4,875 | — | Details |
| 2017-03-02 | 17V136000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 797 | — | Details |
| 2017-02-03 | 17V070000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | I have severe painful burns on my gluteus from the seat heater. I had the heater on intermittently on a drive of about … |
| 2025-11-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The fuel rail bolts on the car loosened, one sheered off. Fuel poured from the front end of the car. When the car was s… |
| 2025-09-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Please copy the link. It is not a spam nor malware. It is the diagnostic report ran 9/12/2025. Please look under “airba… |
| 2025-07-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, there was a st… |
| 2025-06-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My Volkswagen Jetta shut off driving down interstate 99 due to major fuel leak (fuel rail bolt broke) I saw Volkswagen … |
| 2025-06-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS UNIT COMPLETE was malfunctioning per volkswagen's inspection. When this malfunctions it can lead to a loss of its a… |
| 2025-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I drove my vehicle to Wawa to get gas before work. As I was driving up to the pump my car shut off and would not start.… |
| 2025-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the infotainment system touc… |
| 2025-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle sudde… |
| 2025-03-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My mother owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. Recently, the car has developed a strong and constant smell of gasoline, both w… |
| 2025-03-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an a… |
| 2025-02-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AT AROUND 5AM ON FEBRUAURY 7, 2025 I WAS AWOKE BY MY ROOMMATE SCREAMING MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE I SEEN … |
| 2025-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | so all the sudden my air bag light came on and my whole steering wheel don't work.. none of the buttons nor the cruse c… |
| 2024-12-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | My daughter was rear-ended in her 2017 Jetta while stopped. The other driver was going approximately 45 mph, forcing my… |
| 2024-12-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and tr… |
| 2024-10-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I purchased my car used. In the past 3 years I have had problems my headlights became increasingly dim I checked my … |
| 2024-10-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Horn no longer working, can't signal an impending accident to other drivers. That along with infotainment touch screen,… |
| 2024-09-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed fuel lea… |
| 2024-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | The contact owns 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle failed to tur… |
| 2024-08-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The catalytic converter malfunctioned and is defective. My vehicle is within 8 years and under 80,000 miles and Volkswa… |
| 2024-08-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | EPC light came on and I could smell a strong odor of gas. The car immediately began to de-accelerate and I could no lon… |
| 2024-08-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | On 8/14/24 I had the rear springs replaced due to a broken spring. Now today 2/25/26 I was inform that I have a broken … |
| 2024-07-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The fuel rail system came loose, causing fuel to spray in engine bay, as well as loss of power to propel vehicle forwar… |
| 2024-07-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | July 2024 my 2017 VW JETTA SEL PREMIUM [XXX] at 153,253 miles without notice had TRANSMISSION FAILURE where a major oil… |
| 2024-05-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Safety recall on fuel rail bolts was originally performed by dealership on 30Aug21. However, while driving to work 14Ma… |
| 2024-05-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owned a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at approximately 40 M… |
| 2024-04-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The EPC light and Check Engine light came on while driving, major car throttling, problems with acceleration, stronger … |
| 2024-04-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that the seat belt failed to securely buckle. The seat bel… |
| 2024-03-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while his daughter was driving 15 MPH, the vehicle started… |
| 2024-03-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact’s daughter owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that the vehicle was running rough and seized. … |
| 2024-02-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY: 1) the HID HALOGEN lights- (a.) the main DS3 buld continues to burn out not lasting long… |
| 2024-02-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | My 2017 vw Jetta S front left coil spring broke in half & the sharp ends could have puncture my tire while I was drivin… |
| 2023-12-27 | SEATS | No | 0 | The drivers side seat does not heat up not to mention the leatherette material used is cheap and has torn making the he… |
| 2023-12-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Per pep boys: Coolant housing on rear of engine has hole in it causing severe coolant leak cooling system has had sto… |
| 2023-10-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the local dealer for NHTSA C… |
| 2023-10-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The only airbag that went off in the vehicle during a collision was the steering wheel airbag none of the side airbags … |
| 2023-08-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND PUSHED ON GAS THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IT SOUNDED AS IF THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF THE CAR… |
| 2023-07-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Fuel rail failed causing gas leak. Part was previously recalled and fixed, failed for same issue that caused original … |
| 2023-06-29 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Driving down from work to lunch. Whenn slowly pulling out of the parking lot and no one around. then all of a sudden a… |
| 2023-05-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Unknown |
| 2023-05-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | My vehicle was involved in a collision in which it hit the back of a 18 wheeler causing major frame damage. None of the… |
| 2023-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Clockspring in steering wheel has failed, rendering driver airbag non-operational. Should vehicle be involved in a coll… |
| 2023-03-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | On Saturday March 25th I was in an accident in my 2017 jetta. A Tahoe last second lane changed into the front end of my… |
| 2023-03-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that upon picking up his vehicle from the dealer, the air … |
| 2023-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am continually have issue with my headlights bi-xenon ds3 bulbs going out. I have replaced the ballast and the bulb w… |
| 2023-03-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The drivers seatbelt does not latch. It will eventually but sometimes takes 30 or 40 attempts. |
| 2022-11-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, an abnormal fu… |
| 2022-11-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The fuse that controls the exterior lights (tail, marker,etc.) and interior lights at first interment would blow/burn o… |
| 2022-10-05 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | Many fault lamps lite up on panel. List: Brake light, Adaptive cruise control, ASC, Power steering lamp, Seat belt lamp… |
| 2022-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Vehicle has only 10,000 miles. Developed unidentified leak. Shortly after the car was on the freeway in 6th gear and st… |