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2026 Volkswagen Jetta

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 6 safety complaints about the 2026 Volkswagen Jetta with the US government. Of those, no death is recorded. One recall campaign is open against it, covering the electrical system.

The most complained-about system is the electrical system, named in 3 complaints, 50% of the total.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers January 2026 to September 2026 · How this is counted

What is on file

6 complaints on file

6

Complaints

0

Describe a crash

0

Mention fire

0

People injured

0

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 · 50%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 · 33%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 · 33%
ENGINE 1 · 17%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 17%
STEERING 1 · 17%
0 4 8

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 6.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA crashes a car into a barrier and a pole and measures what happens to the dummies inside. This is what it awarded the 2026 Volkswagen JETTA, and it is a separate question from what owners report going wrong later.

Test 4 DR N/A FWD
Overall
Frontal crash
Frontal, driver
Frontal, passenger
Side crash
Side barrier
Side pole
Rollover
Chance of rollover 13.0%
Stability control standard Forward collision warning standard Lane departure warning standard

A dash means NHTSA did not rate that test for this vehicle.

Recall campaigns

1 on file

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

26V138000 · March 11, 2026

The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Jetta vehicles. The transmission ground wire may not have been properly connected during assembly, causing an open electrical circuit.
The risk
An open circuit may draw a higher current and increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and repair transmission ground wire as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97TC. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 13, 2026.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · up to 48,165 vehicles across all model years covered

Compare

Other years of the Volkswagen Jetta

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2025 32 2 —
2024 46 0 —
2023 43 0 —
2022 43 1 —
2021 71 4 2
2020 54 6 —
2019 552 11 —
2018 32 2 —
2017 160 6 1
2016 162 4 —
2015 194 7 —
2014 388 4 —
2013 518 4 —
2012 500 5 —
2011 607 7 —
2010 852 4 —

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If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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