1994 Volkswagen Jetta problems
Owners have filed 167 complaints about the 1994 Volkswagen Jetta with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 15.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine and engine cooling at 14.4%. A further 16.8% were filed without a specific system named.
What owners report breaking
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash, 11 describe a fire and 12 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Volkswagen Jetta in this data, 1994 draws comparatively few complaints; 2009 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 3 in the last three years against 14 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 91,800 miles.
In owners' own words
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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