Vehicle report
2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
Reported problems
248 complaints · median 71553 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 43 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 41 |
| ENGINE | 27 |
| AIR BAGS | 24 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 19 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 18 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 14 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 12 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 10 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 9 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 9 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 8 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 8 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 8 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | 6 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| SUSPENSION | 5 |
| SEAT BELTS | 4 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| TIRES | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 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.