2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen problems and recalls

Owners have filed 543 complaints on the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Electrical System (152 complaints).

543
Complaints
1
Recalls
12
Crash reports
4
Fire reports
9
Injuries
31.9
Severity index

Severity index 31.9 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 31.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 140 of 145 by severity index among 2013 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 3% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2013 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 152 complaints (28.0%)152 28%Power TrainPower Train: 142 complaints (26.2%)142 26%EngineEngine: 116 complaints (21.4%)116 21%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 100 complaints (18.4%)100 18%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 41 complaints (7.6%)41 8%SteeringSteering: 37 complaints (6.8%)37 7%Air BagsAir Bags: 35 complaints (6.4%)35 6%Service BrakesService Brakes: 23 complaints (4.2%)23 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM15228.0%
POWER TRAIN14226.2%
ENGINE11621.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER10018.4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM417.6%
STEERING376.8%
AIR BAGS356.4%
SERVICE BRAKES234.2%

Complaints filed per year

034672012: 22013: 202014: 392015: 402016: 612017: 582018: 652019: 532020: 672021: 372022: 412023: 302024: 242025: 6121314151617181920672122232425
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20122
201320
201439
201540
201661
201758
201865
201953
202067
202137
202241
202330
202424
20256
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.4x those in 2020 to 2022 (60 against 145).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V07800010/02/2016AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULEVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of

Other Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 2 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.