2020 Volkswagen Jetta

Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
48
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2021-06-30 21V492000 AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE 379 Details
2020-06-17 20V359000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER 1 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-04-06 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 There was a warning light for the emergency call function unavailable please service immediately.
2026-01-27 ENGINE No 0 Upon “starting” car, all systems turn on and car tells me the engine is on; however, if I put into any gear nothing. On…
2025-11-08 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 While driving southbound on I-15 near Exit 300 (5300 S, Murray, Utah), the sunroof on my 2020 Volkswagen Jetta SEL sudd…
2025-10-09 ENGINE No 0 October 9, 2025 EPC light on. October 10, 2025, called Brown's VW in Charlottetown, PEI and brought the car in. The E…
2025-08-03 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 While driving down a the road, my husband, 2 children and I, with no cars around us, we heard a loud pop (almost explod…
2025-01-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 When I start the car Multiple times the car will throw over half of all the error code and could not start the vehicle.…
2024-12-02 ENGINE No 0 My check engine light came on on Sunday Dec 1. I immediately took it to a diagnostic service station in my local area. …
2024-07-12 POWER TRAIN No 0 I recently purchased a vehicle on July 11th, and on July 12th, I noticed a significant issue with the transmission. Spe…
2024-07-06 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 My brakes have always sounded weird to me. But the dealer and my mechanic assured me that they were fine. On Saturday 7…
2024-07-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The built-in navigation and apple carplay periodically show the wrong location, offset by several hundred feet from the…
2024-06-23 SEATS No 1 There is a spring that it out of place and when I turned to get out of the seat it scratched my back.
2024-06-07 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 The fuel door would not open for me to put gas in my car. I cannot drive my car without fuel. If I can’t get to my gas …
2024-06-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 Will not take fuel. Even when the gasoline tank is empty it will not accept fuel properly. Fuel seeps out and leaks. …
2024-05-11 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Mid-drive, the vehicle gave me a "check starter system" warning, a known 2020 VW Jetta issue. However, my car has not g…
2024-04-29 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Vehicle's sunroof spontaneously shattered while driving, raining down thousands of shards of glass. There was a loud ba…
2024-03-07 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 After buying this vehicle in June 2020, and the "Emergency SOS Module" never malfunctioning once, I enrolled in VW's fr…
2024-02-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE No 0 The SOS emergency that is supposed to work when you press the button or if your car is stolen the module failed and on …
2024-01-10 SUSPENSION No 0 The front strut spring broke. The dealer warned against driving it at all, since it could cut open the tire or damage o…
2023-11-27 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving uphill at 55 MPH, the vehicle unintendedly s…
2023-09-18 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The sunroof shattered after closing the car door from the pressure or motion of the car door closing. The sunroof glass…
2023-09-06 POWER TRAIN No 0 Internal Component on Transmission has failed, Vehicle is Available for inspection (Niello Volkswagen has already confi…
2023-08-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving 70-80 MPH, the electronic parking brake enga…
2023-07-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I live in a very hot area where the temperatures rise to well above 100°. My dashboard gets hot. I imagine that the com…
2023-07-07 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 MY SUNROOF WAS EXPODED during I drive to home.
2023-05-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Incident Occurred in May. Was on Reddit and saw someone say to report any issues to NHTSA so that's what I'm doing At…
2022-12-23 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 1 The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the panoramic sunroof shattered with…
2022-12-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Hit a pot hole in the road and vehicle completely shut down and will not crank. Diagnostic code U0100 is saying that th…
2022-09-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The problem I am facing is with making calls in the car both via android auto and Bluetooth. When making a phone call, …
2022-07-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 This is the same thong that was recalled on the other 2020 vw jetta..I also had a 2016 jettabefore I was allowed to tra…
2022-06-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL No 0 The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while exiting a parking lot, the instrument panel went bla…
2022-03-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 When I was driving my engine randomly increased rpms and i was forced to apply the brake. Regarding my brakes, my brake…
2022-01-03 ENGINE No 0 When vehicle goes over 60mph starts to shake really bad and warning not enough power for engine light is on
2021-11-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Vehicle has been displaying "Emergency services unavailable" along with lights for steering and braking systems, Interm…
2021-08-01 AIR BAGS No 0 The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V492000 (Air Ba…
2021-04-15 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 CATASTROPHIC FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 14,000 MILES ' BOTH FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HA…
2021-04-10 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN PARKING SPOT AND UPON IGNITION BEGAN REVVING UNCONTROLLABLY AND THREW UP ERROR CODES "ENGINE …
2021-04-07 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 SUNGLASS HOLDER KEEPS BREACKING WHICH PREVENTS ME FROM SEEING REVIEW VIEW MIRROS. THIS IS AN ONGOING VW ISSUES THAT HAS…
2021-02-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AND HAD MY CAR IN NEUTRAL. PUT IT INTO FIRST AT A GREEN LIGHT AND THERE WAS NO POWER, THE ENGIN…
2021-01-18 ENGINE No 0 AS I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE LAST NIGHT FROM WORK ON A CITY STREET , MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN SPEED WHILE …
2020-12-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE HILL HOLD ASSIST DID NOT DISENGAGED QUICKLY WHEN STOPPED ON AN INCLINE, BURNING THE CLUTCH TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MO…
2020-10-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW AND HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION FOR 7 DAYS. CAR-NET MODULE AND BLUETOOTH AUDIO MODULES HAVE BOTH FAI…
2020-09-12 STEERING No 0 AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL SWAY TO THE RIGHT AND AT TIMES VERY ABRUPTLY GOING OVER OR NEAR THE LANE DIVIDERS WI…
2020-08-24 ENGINE No 0 Was is merging onto interstate i95 and the Jetta wouldn’t accelerate no matter how hard I pushed the gas pedal eventua…
2020-08-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE EPC LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN REVVING UP THE ENGINE TO OVERTAKE CARS. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BOGS…
2020-08-14 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 IN HEAVY RAIN OR ADVERSE WEATHER THE SONAR IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR FOR CRASH AVOIDANCE FAILS AND STATES THAT IT'S UNABL…
2020-07-09 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 2 SEPARATE INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE EPC. ONE WAS ABOUT 10 DAY'S AGO, JULY 9TH GETTING ON THE FREEWAY IN HOUSTON. CAR THR…
2020-06-26 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 MY CAR ROLLED INTO A WALL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A PARKING LOT WHILE I WAS INSIDE THE OPPOSITE BUILDING. THERE IS NO ALER…
2020-06-02 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE IS STALLING AT LIGHTS. VEHICLE HAS ROUGH IDLE. VEHICLE AUTOMATIC BRAKING ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING. *TR