NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2010 Volkswagen Jetta has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 20, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 852
- Crashes reported
- 23
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 16V913000
- Reported
- December 20, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 135,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Jetta, 5 other models
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 11V490000
- Reported
- October 3, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 168,275
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011–2012 Jetta, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 10V621000
- Reported
- December 10, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 228,236
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2009 Jetta, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 09V333000
- Reported
- August 20, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Jetta, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2009, 2011–2018 Jetta, 1 other model
2010 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 852 owner complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on August 8, 2025. Of these, 23 describe a crash (3%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the electrical system (27%), followed by the fuel system, diesel (19%) and the fuel/propulsion system (14%).
1 of the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta's 5 recalls also concerns the fuel system, diesel.
Where 2010 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (779 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System233
- Fuel System, Diesel166
- Fuel/Propulsion System122
- Engine117
- Power Train111
- Engine And Engine Cooling71
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 75 | |
| 2011 | 135 | |
| 2012 | 81 | |
| 2013 | 89 | |
| 2014 | 143 | |
| 2015 | 121 | |
| 2016 | 48 | |
| 2017 | 43 | |
| 2018 | 33 | |
| 2019 | 28 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 143. 46% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta drew 3.4× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2010 one of the Volkswagen Jetta years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 852 complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2010 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 8, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted