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2017 Volkswagen Jetta problems
Owners have filed 249 complaints about the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 13.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 12.9%.
Complaints249
Crashes27
Fires5
Injuries11
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 13.3% · 33
Engine 12.9% · 32
Fuel/propulsion system 11.6% · 29
Unknown or other 10.0% · 25
Air bags 8.4% · 21
Power train 6.0% · 15
Steering 5.6% · 14
Service brakes 5.6% · 14
Severity
Of those complaints, 27 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire, 11 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 25 model years of the Volkswagen Jetta in this data, 2017 sits 22nd by complaint volume. 2009 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 61 in the last three years against 65 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 38,000 miles.
In owners' own words
As I drove home one night, the fuel gauge was showing empty when I knew that the tank was half full. This is dangerous for a remote, rural driver who needs to know how much gas is left in the tank. Nothing out of the ordinary was present for this occurrence. After I turned the car off and turned it back on the gauge was back to normal. I will be monitoring closely from here on out. Electrical system · reported at 4,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v615000 (electrical system, steering). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The parts were not available for the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Electrical system
Vehicle was purchased with check engine light on, returned to dealership and was told it was the gas cap. The vehicle was stalling after that. Vehicle stalled while driving on parkway, all of the dash lights came on and the ability to brake and steer was gone causing an accident. Airbags did not deploy on the front end collision. Vehicle had 1100 miles on it Electrical system · reported at 1,100 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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