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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen Recalls

The 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 10, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
23

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
16V078000
Reported
February 10, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 659,493
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2011, 2013–2014 Jetta SportWagen, 7 other models

16V078000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen complaints by year

NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, the newest on May 21, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, the component group named most often is the service brakes (30%), followed by the air bags (26%) and the fuel/propulsion system (22%).

The 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen's only recall also concerns the air bags.

Where 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 104,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes7
  • Air Bags6
  • Fuel/Propulsion System5
  • Electrical System3
  • Suspension3
  • Engine2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20166
20172
20185
20197
20201
20221
20241

Complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 7. 0% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5

The 23 complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen by model year

Other 2010 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: May 21, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted