Volkswagen Jetta Frontal Problems
- 89
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 9
- Years with records
- 1999–2007
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 89 stored complaint records:
- 57 indicate a crash
- 43 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- passenger side · 16 records
- upon impact · 15 records
- failed deploy · 14 records
- involved frontal · 9 records
- airbag deployed · 7 records
- minor injuries · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 16 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Frontal
2007 vw jetta - major front end damage and air bags did not deploy. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10331780
Frontal
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen jetta. The contact was driving approximately 15 mph, when an opposing vehicle caused a head on collision. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact was injured; however, the seat belt was worn during the crash. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a collision center. The failure mileage was 125,201. The current mileage was 125,201.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10323009
Frontal
Contact owns a 2007 vw jetta. Current mileage was 30,573 and failure mileage was 27,000. Contact stated since the purchase of the vehicle the air bag light would flash on the dash board. Contact took the vehicle to the dealer and repaired the seat belt as well as a sensor for the air bag. The next morning the air bag light came on and so the contact took the vehicle back to the dealer. The dealer did a diagnostic…
ODI 10292071
Frontal
The battery current was low in my 2006 volkswagen jetta and it caused a fault code. The dealer is saying 3,500 dollars to fix this. The fault code is making my airbags not work. *tr
ODI 10274074
Frontal · Seat Belts
2000 volkswagen jetta i rearended a car at 40 mph my front bumper is hanging off and seatbelts did not work. Volkswagen was notified and is having a vw member look at the car in bellivill auto salvage [redacted] exeter ri. Due to faulty air bags my head hit windshield and chest hit wheel due to seatbelts. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10262751
Frontal
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen jetta. While driving approximately 45 mph over railroad tracks, the contact heard a sudden loud noise. Immediately following, the frontal air bags deployed without warning. The insurance company was notified and inspected the vehicle. The vehicle will be repaired. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The vin was unknown. The failure and current mileages were…
ODI 10248276
Electrical System · Frontal · Steering
Steering wheel is failing electrically. Air bag fault in passenger side, no horn or other wheel controls. Real/unrealized safety hazard(s) due to non working electronics in steering wheel. *tr
ODI 10241999
Frontal
I was involved in a side crash and the driver air bag, dash airbag and passenger air bag all deployed. The dashboard airbag deployed with such force, it broke the rear view mirror off of the windshield and crushed my hand between it and the driver airbag, which broke all the bones in my hand and i had to have pins placed in my hand. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10209959