Volkswagen Jetta problems reported in Iowa
49 of the 13,865 complaints filed about the Volkswagen Jetta came from Iowa, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
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.
49
Complaints from Iowa
8
Crashes
4
Fires
2006
Worst model year
What failed
Electrical System
8
16.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
8
16.3%
Fuel & Propulsion
6
12.2%
Airbags
5
10.2%
Seats
4
8.2%
Brakes
4
8.2%
Other & Unspecified
3
6.1%
Lights
2
4.1%
Steering
2
4.1%
Stability & Traction Control
1
2.0%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1
2.0%
By model year
1990 Jetta
2
4.1%
1994 Jetta
1
2.0%
1997 Jetta
1
2.0%
2002 Jetta
5
10.2%
2003 Jetta
3
6.1%
2004 Jetta
1
2.0%
2006 Jetta
7
14.3%
2007 Jetta
1
2.0%
2009 Jetta
7
14.3%
2010 Jetta
1
2.0%
2011 Jetta
2
4.1%
2012 Jetta
1
2.0%
2014 Jetta
5
10.2%
2015 Jetta
3
6.1%
2017 Jetta
3
6.1%
2018 Jetta
2
4.1%
2019 Jetta
1
2.0%
2020 Jetta
2
4.1%
2021 Jetta
1
2.0%
Cities reporting most
Cedar Rapids
4
12.5%
Ames
4
12.5%
Council Bluffs
3
9.4%
Muscatine
3
9.4%
DES Moines
3
9.4%
Cedar Falls
3
9.4%
Birmingham
2
6.3%
Hopkinton
2
6.3%
Clinton
2
6.3%
Johnston
2
6.3%
Marshalltown
2
6.3%
Ankeny
2
6.3%