Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
Owners filed 171 complaints across 7 model years of the Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen. The 2013 drew the most (36).
Which Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen years should you avoid?
No Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen year stands out. Across the 4 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 34), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 34 | 1 | — | 3 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2013 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 27 | 1 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 23 | 1 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2009 | 16 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.