Vehicle report

1990 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

Reported problems

22 complaints · median 125000 miles
ComponentReports
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

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