2025 Volkswagen Jetta problems and recalls

Owners have filed 30 complaints on the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Forward Collision Avoidance (7 complaints).

30
Complaints
2
Recalls
4
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
2
Injuries
71.5
Severity index

Severity index 71.5 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 71.5p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 7 complaints (23.3%)7 23%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (20.0%)6 20%Power TrainPower Train: 6 complaints (20.0%)6 20%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 4 complaints (13.3%)4 13%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 3 complaints (10.0%)3 10%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (10.0%)3 10%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (6.7%)2 7%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 2 complaints (6.7%)2 7%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE723.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER620.0%
POWER TRAIN620.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM413.3%
VISIBILITY/WIPER310.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM310.0%
SERVICE BRAKES26.7%
LANE DEPARTURE26.7%

Complaints filed per year

010212025: 92026: 21 (partial year)252621
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20259
2026 (year to date)21

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
26V13800011/03/2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Jetta vehicles. The transmission ground wire may not have been properly connected during assembly, causing an open electrical circuit.
26V18500025/03/2026ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Jetta and Taos vehicles. The instrument panel may fail to display warning lights or gauges. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "

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 2026-10-21. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.