Volkswagen Jetta problems, by model year and system
1,190 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Volkswagen Jetta 2016–2027, and the 3 systems the record is deep on — electrical (292), engine (285), transmission and drivetrain (226). Each system has a page across the years; 3 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsElectrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Volkswagen Jetta complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | electrical | engine | transmission and drivetrain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — | — |
| 2026 6 in all | 3 | 1 | — |
| 2025 29 in all | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 44 in all | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| 2023 43 in all | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| 2022 43 in all | 10 | 12 | — |
| 2021 69 in all | 13 | 5 | — |
| 2020 53 in all | 17 | 12 | 7 |
| 2019 549 in all | 156 | 149 | 162 |
| 2018 31 in all | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 159 in all | 33 | 34 | 15 |
| 2016 164 in all | 38 | 45 | 22 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Volkswagen Jetta system draws the most complaints?
Electrical: 292 complaints across 12 model years, 25% of everything owners filed about the Volkswagen Jetta. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Volkswagen Jetta year has the most complaints?
2019 (549), 2016 (164), 2017 (159). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.