FaultScore

Worst years for a Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen

Owners have filed 234 complaints about the Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen with NHTSA across model years 2008 to 2014. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen

46 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen

27 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2014 D 46 5 0 77,123 Suspension
2013 B 47 1 1 82,250 Fuel & Propulsion
2012 B 38 0 1 72,000 Electrical System
2011 C 41 1 3 85,000 Electrical System
2010 B 33 1 0 104,000 Brakes
2009 A 27 0 0 107,028 Brakes
2008 2 0 0 Airbags

What breaks on a Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2011

Worst in 2013

Suspension 24 10.3%

Worst in 2014

Brakes 23 9.8%

Worst in 2009

Engine & Cooling 21 9.0%

Worst in 2013

Other & Unspecified 21 9.0%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 20 8.5%

Worst in 2010

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 5.6%

Worst in 2012

Steering 8 3.4%

Worst in 2014

Lights 7 3.0%

Worst in 2011

Stability & Traction Control 6 2.6%

Worst in 2009

Body & Structure 4 1.7%

Worst in 2014

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 1.7%

Worst in 2014

Wheels 3 1.3%

Worst in 2010

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2016 peak 8 May 2026

Compare the Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.