Major Problems with 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Volkswagen Jetta

2012 Volkswagen Jetta AIR BAGS Victims: 5 Mileage: 68000 miles

2012 Volkswagen Jetta UNKNOWN OR OTHER Victims: 2

2012 Volkswagen Jetta AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 72000 miles

Browse 2012 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM and DIESEL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Jetta owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM drove the vehicle home from work friday 1/13 weather was below freezing causing ice build up. parked the vehicle in...	106 ~ 57077 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 48 hrs after driving off dealer lot "diesel ' odor thru fan and idle at stop signs/lights dealer notified told...	85 ~ 63464 miles
ENGINE on 9 march 2012 i bought a vw tdi jetta sportswagen with automatic transmission. from the time i took possession...	69 ~ 36872 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM when fueling with diesel some diesel pump handles don't fit into fill nozzle. while attempting to refuel vehicle. fuel will	42 ~ 51079 miles
POWER TRAIN upon entering an on-ramp and also accelerating around a turn experienced no response to depression of gas pedal. basically car...	36 ~ 40161 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta sport wagon tdi. the contact stated that the vehicle abnormally accelerated. the...	34 ~ 41273 miles
AIR BAGS at approximately 425 miles the vehicle airbag system is now malfunctioning (airbag system lights and error) out of nowhere requiring	24 ~ 58020 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL 2012 jetta tdi manual the first occurrence happened after traveling on a downhill grade when i came to a complete...	22 ~ 29715 miles
SERVICE BRAKES recently i was going approximately 35mph on my way home. i depressed my brake pedals to stop the vehicle because...	20 ~ 37356 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the front windshield cracked without warrant. the vehicle...	18 ~ 44610 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta sportwagen. the contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a stop...	12 ~ 35043 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING both of the low-beam headlights stopped working as i was driving home on a unlit highway at night. the daytime...	11 ~ 63546 miles
TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta tdi equipped with hankook optimo h725a tires line size 205/55r16 dot#r1grpdyh2411. the...	9 ~ 32793 miles
SUSPENSION per service advisor rattle occurs from rear deck on vehicles equipped with "fender" sound system and they have a "campaign"	9 ~ 25030 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my wife was driving our 2012 jetta tdi and it went into limp mode on the highway losing nearly all...	9 ~ 15456 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL car was only under my possession for one year and seven months... it was leased brand new . 3/25/14-when got...	8 ~ 81733 miles
WHEELS just had been a little over 2 months before i started to hear and notice a unusual noise coming from...	8 ~ 41963 miles
SEAT BELTS lh rear seat belt and rear center seat belt receptacles can be damaged by folding rear seat into the fully...	8 ~ 33251 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the horn on this vehicle becomes unresponsive at times. when it does work the horn tone is very low and...	7 ~ 67629 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i was driving north on interstate highway 55 in memphis tennessee (around 9:15am ct on june 26 2013) towards riverside...	6 ~ 59211 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING upon entering an on-ramp and also accelerating around a turn experienced no response to depression of gas pedal. basically car...	6 ~ 24381 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta tdi equipped with hankook optimo h725a tires line size 205/55r16 dot#r1grpdyh2411. the...	5 ~ 36193 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the rear driver and front passenger doors did...	2 ~ 53500 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY on the afternoon of april 30th 2014 while the vehicle was ideal at a stop light the vehicles power steering...	2 ~ 58103 miles
SEATS this incident has happened twice. first incident was when i encountered a herd of deer on a rural road. i...	2 ~ 19000 miles
VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the windshield wipers failed to operate properly while...	2 ~ 89 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta tdi. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph he depressed the...	2 ~ 15800 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the vehicle rode roughly and hesitated to the...	1 ~ 81300 miles
DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta. while depressing the horn it failed to sound and the air bag...	1 ~ 88000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the key would get jammed in the ignition...	1 ~ 112000 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the fuel door failed to unlock. the dealer...	1 ~ 43000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY i was traveling down the highway this afternoon going 70 mph. all of a sudden my mother and i heard...	1 ~ 70249 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY i had taken my vehicle to a new vw in el cajon where i had a new issues pop up...	1 ~ 16312 miles
DIESEL > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2012 volkswagen jetta tdi. consumer writes in regards to engine failure in cold weather. *smd the dealer installed a modification	1
BACK UP LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING reverse lights on both driver and passenger side of vehicle are not working with 580 miles on the car and	1 ~ 580 miles
EXTERNAL > WARNINGS > BACK OVER PREVENTION reverse lights on both driver and passenger side of vehicle are not working with 580 miles on the car and	1 ~ 580 miles
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE per service advisor rattle occurs from rear deck on vehicles equipped with "fender" sound system and they have a "campaign"	1 ~ 250 miles

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