2022 Volkswagen Jetta problems and recalls

Owners have filed 42 complaints on the 2022 Volkswagen Jetta, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Engine (12 complaints).

42
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
45.7
Severity index

Severity index 45.7 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 45.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 73 of 97 by severity index among 2022 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 25% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2022 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 12 complaints (28.6%)12 29%Service BrakesService Brakes: 12 complaints (28.6%)12 29%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 10 complaints (23.8%)10 24%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 9 complaints (21.4%)9 21%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 7 complaints (16.7%)7 17%SteeringSteering: 6 complaints (14.3%)6 14%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 3 complaints (7.1%)3 7%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (4.8%)2 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE1228.6%
SERVICE BRAKES1228.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1023.8%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE921.4%
LANE DEPARTURE716.7%
STEERING614.3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM37.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL24.8%

Complaints filed per year

06122022: 32023: 102024: 122025: 82026: 9 (partial year)222324122526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20223
202310
202412
20258
2026 (year to date)9
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 10.0x those in 2022 to 2022 (30 against 3).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V51400020/07/2022BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERAVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Golf GTI, Jetta GLI, Jetta NF, Arteon FL, Tiguan LWB, 2022 Taos, Jetta PA, Tiguan PA, 2021-2022 Atlas Cross Sport, and Atlas FL vehicles. The manufacturing process of the eMMC memory module in the infotainm

Other Volkswagen Jetta model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 14 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-14. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.