Vehicle report
1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
Reported problems
349 complaints · median 72000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 59 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 25 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 20 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 19 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 18 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 17 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 17 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 16 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 14 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 12 |
| AIR BAGS | 11 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 11 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | 11 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 10 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 9 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 7 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 7 |
| STRUCTURE | 7 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 7 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 6 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 6 |
| SEATS | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 4 |
| SEAT BELTS | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 4 |
| SUSPENSION | 4 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 4 |
| EQUIPMENT | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 3 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 3 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 3 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 2 |
| ENGINE | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 2 |
| STEERING | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | 1 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
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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.