Vehicle report
2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
Reported problems
188 complaints · median 59000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 37 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 26 |
| POWER TRAIN | 24 |
| AIR BAGS | 20 |
| ENGINE | 20 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 15 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 11 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 9 |
| VISIBILITY | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 6 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 6 |
| SEATS | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 6 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 5 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 4 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 3 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | 3 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| TIRES | 3 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 3 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS | 2 |
| SUSPENSION | 2 |
| WHEELS | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SEAT HEATER:MAT | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 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.