NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2005 Volkswagen Jetta has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 248
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2005 Volkswagen Jetta
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 07V442000
- Reported
- September 24, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 340,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 Jetta, 3 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 07V063000
- Reported
- February 20, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,002,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Jetta, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 05V305000
- Reported
- July 5, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39,583
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Volkswagen Jetta
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 04V586000
- Reported
- December 15, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,284
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Jetta, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2004 Jetta, 19 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006–2008, 2011–2013 Jetta, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2018 Jetta, 1 other model
2005 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 248 owner complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on January 17, 2023. Of these, 8 describe a crash (3%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries.
In complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the power train (34%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the engine and engine cooling (17%).
1 of the 2005 Volkswagen Jetta's 7 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2005 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (206 complaints), the median was 71,207 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train84
- Electrical System48
- Engine And Engine Cooling41
- Engine27
- Air Bags26
- Exterior Lighting14
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 29 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21 | |
| 2007 | 16 | |
| 2008 | 22 | |
| 2009 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 29 | |
| 2012 | 19 | |
| 2013 | 18 | |
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 13 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 29. 35% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Volkswagen Jetta drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 13th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 248 complaints about the 2005 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2005 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: January 17, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted