86 of the 870 complaints about the Volkswagen Jetta (9.9%) concern Unspecified or other, making it the model's #4 problem area. That share is 1.1× the Unspecified or other share across all tracked vehicles.
86Complaints · Unspecified or other
9.9%Share of complaints
1.1×vs. all vehicles
16Last 12 months
1.2%Share involving a crash or fire
1Related recalls
Analysis
16 Unspecified or other complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 10 in the 12 months before — up 60%.
1 of these reports (1.2%) describes a crash or fire, with 12 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
1 recall campaign relates to this area, most recently campaign 19V679000 (2019-09-25, model year 2019).
Rental Vehicle Door Malfunction (Claim # [Insert Complaint/Claim Number]) Date: XXX To: Damage Recovery Unit / Customer Relations Enterprise Rent-A-Car Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to formally report a serious safety defect and personal injury resulting from…
Unspecified or other · 2026-09-25 · ODI 11766995
Moonroof exploded leavin shards of glass all over, no rocks hit car no bumps no explanation, I was just driving on a flat surface around 30 MPH, I heard a loud explosion and glass was everywhere including my arms and face.
Unspecified or other · 2023-01-09 · ODI 11500746
The electronic dashboard does not display critical information like speed, engine RPM, engine warning lights, etc. The electronic dashboard stopped working and remains a black screen with no information about vehicle speed and other important infomation…
Unspecified or other · 2026-08-03 · ODI 11754584
2025 Jetta Sport completely loses acceleration on straightaways and during turns, creating an intersection collision hazard. Severe drivability and safety hazard. It drops power during turns, which exposes me to oncoming traffic.
Unspecified or other · 2026-07-30 · ODI 11753749
On XXX around 4:15PM, i was driving my 2024 volkswagen Jetta at approximately 65 mph onXXX in [XXX] under normal weather conditions. Without warning there was a loud explosion resembling a gunshot.
Unspecified or other · 2026-07-07 · ODI 11748727
When parking the car into a parking spot the car shuts off when put in reverse to leave parking spot
Unspecified or other · 2026-06-27 · ODI 11746919
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Campaign 19V679000 · 2019-09-25 · Model years: 2019
Summary: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Volkswagen Passat, 2018 Tiguan LWB, 2007-2009 Jetta Sedan, 2011-2013, 2015 and 2019 Jetta, 2013 Jetta Hybrid, 2008-2009 Jetta Sportwagen, 2015 Golf Sportwagen, 2013 Golf, 2008-2010 and 2012-2013 Beetle and Beetle Convertible, 2008-2010 Beetle, and Beetle Convertible vehicles. Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal evaluation period may cause the affected vehicles to not comply with all of the applicable regulatory requirements.
Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners and repurchase the affected vehicles. The recall began November 6, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 01D7. Note: This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 18V-329.
