2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen problems and recalls

Owners have filed 413 complaints on the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Engine (112 complaints).

413
Complaints
1
Recalls
22
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
21
Injuries
63.0
Severity index

Severity index 63.0 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 63.0p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 85 of 139 by severity index among 2014 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 39% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2014 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 112 complaints (27.1%)112 27%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 97 complaints (23.5%)97 23%Power TrainPower Train: 75 complaints (18.2%)75 18%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 73 complaints (17.7%)73 18%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 43 complaints (10.4%)43 10%Air BagsAir Bags: 40 complaints (9.7%)40 10%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 24 complaints (5.8%)24 6%Service BrakesService Brakes: 19 complaints (4.6%)19 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE11227.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM9723.5%
POWER TRAIN7518.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER7317.7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4310.4%
AIR BAGS409.7%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING245.8%
SERVICE BRAKES194.6%

Complaints filed per year

040812013: 22014: 362015: 252016: 262017: 482018: 472019: 812020: 422021: 262022: 372023: 192024: 172025: 62026: 1 (partial year)131415161718198120212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20132
201436
201525
201626
201748
201847
201981
202042
202126
202237
202319
202417
20256
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.4x those in 2020 to 2022 (42 against 105).

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.