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Volkswagen Jetta HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 101 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid.

Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints101Top: Power trainSafety recalls32013–2016 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Best & worst years

Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Jetta Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2015Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2014Not rated–/10020 complaints · 2 recalls2013Not rated–/10079 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 101 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train731
Engine181
Electrical system130
Service brakes102
Fuel/propulsion system61
Vehicle speed control51
Air bags40
Steering20
Service brakes, hydraulic10
5 other systems51
3 recalls

Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

56%Power train: automatic transmission19V-866 · 2013–2015 · Dec 6, 2019 · 2,167 vehicles18%Unknown or other19V-679 · 2013 · Sep 25, 2019 · 113 vehicles97%Power train13V-568 · 2013–2014 · Nov 14, 2013 · 3,837 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Jetta Hybrid

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2013–2016 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063
  2. Clockspring failureEA18003 · 2013 · closed Nov 6, 2026
    No recall
  3. Air Bag Clockspring FailurePE15010 · 2013–2014 · closed Sep 28, 2015
    Led to recall 15V-483