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2025 Volkswagen Jetta — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

2
Open Recalls
21
Owner Complaints
1
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
72
Good
Reliability Score (0–100)
Accelerating +100%
Complaint Trend
21 last 24mo vs 0 prior
Apr & Mar
Peak Complaint Months
43% of complaints in these months

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2025 Volkswagen Jetta Safety Recalls (2)

26V13800011/03/2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Volkswagen 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.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair transmission ground wire as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97TC. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 13, 2026.

26V18500025/03/2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

Volkswagen 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, "Control and Displays."

Remedy: Dealers will update the instrument panel software and replace the instrument panel as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 22, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 90Z5. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 22, 2026.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2025 Volkswagen Jetta

POWER TRAIN
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
SEAT BELTS
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1

Based on 21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

4
Crash-Involved Complaints
1
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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