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Volkswagen Jetta problems reported in California

2,180 of the 13,865 complaints filed about the Volkswagen Jetta came from California, most often about the engine & cooling.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

2,180

Complaints from California

133

Crashes

28

Fires

2009

Worst model year

What failed

Engine & Cooling 312 14.3%
Electrical System 303 13.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 301 13.8%
Brakes 166 7.6%
Airbags 125 5.7%
Lights 72 3.3%
Steering 48 2.2%

By model year

1985 Jetta 7 0.3%
1986 Jetta 6 0.3%
1987 Jetta 2 0.1%
1988 Jetta 3 0.1%
1989 Jetta 6 0.3%
1990 Jetta 3 0.1%
1991 Jetta 7 0.3%
1992 Jetta 14 0.6%
1993 Jetta 15 0.7%
1994 Jetta 24 1.1%
1995 Jetta 77 3.5%
1996 Jetta 6 0.3%
1997 Jetta 13 0.6%
1998 Jetta 52 2.4%
1999 Jetta 75 3.4%
2000 Jetta 86 3.9%
2001 Jetta 118 5.4%
2002 Jetta 124 5.7%
2003 Jetta 57 2.6%
2004 Jetta 30 1.4%
2005 Jetta 43 2.0%
2006 Jetta 82 3.8%
2007 Jetta 52 2.4%
2008 Jetta 31 1.4%
2009 Jetta 266 12.2%
2010 Jetta 190 8.7%
2011 Jetta 195 8.9%
2012 Jetta 108 5.0%
2013 Jetta 135 6.2%
2014 Jetta 82 3.8%
2015 Jetta 38 1.7%
2016 Jetta 52 2.4%
2017 Jetta 35 1.6%
2018 Jetta 7 0.3%
2019 Jetta 105 4.8%
2020 Jetta 7 0.3%
2021 Jetta 8 0.4%
2022 Jetta 5 0.2%
2023 Jetta 10 0.5%
2024 Jetta 3 0.1%
2025 Jetta 1 0.0%

Cities reporting most

SAN Diego 105 21.9%
LOS Angeles 86 17.9%
Sacramento 57 11.9%
SAN Jose 42 8.8%
SAN Francisco 34 7.1%
Long Beach 27 5.6%
Fremont 27 5.6%
SAN Clemente 24 5.0%
Riverside 21 4.4%
Lemon Grove 19 4.0%
Sunnyvale 19 4.0%
Oakland 19 4.0%

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