Audi 90 vs Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Audi 90	Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
Complaints on file	95	237
Model years covered	1988–1995	2008–2014
Worst model year	1993	2014
Best model year	1994	2009
Crashes reported	2	8
Fires reported	5	5
Injuries reported	2	5
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	9.5%	7.6%

Audi 90 by year

4 5 3 37 13 33

88 90 91 93 94 95

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 28 29.5%

Engine & Cooling 12 12.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 8 8.4%

Brakes 7 7.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 7.4%

Body & Structure 5 5.3%

Airbags 4 4.2%

Steering 4 4.2%

Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen by year

2 30 33 41 38 47 46

08 09 10 11 12 13 14

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 39 16.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 34 14.3%

Suspension 24 10.1%

Brakes 23 9.7%

Engine & Cooling 21 8.9%

Airbags 21 8.9%

Other & Unspecified 21 8.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 5.5%