NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2011 Volkswagen Jetta has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 607
- Crashes reported
- 27
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
Unknown or other
- Campaign
- 19V679000
- Reported
- September 25, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 113
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009, 2012–2013, 2015, 2019 Jetta, 4 other models
Electrical system: ignition: anti-theft: control module
- Campaign
- 19V615000
- Reported
- August 22, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 679,027
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 114, theft protection and rollaway prevention
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2018 Jetta, 4 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V483000
- Reported
- August 4, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 415,825
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 Jetta, 6 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 14V656000
- Reported
- October 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 442,066
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 Jetta, 1 other model
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 11V490000
- Reported
- October 3, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 168,275
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010, 2012 Jetta, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system
- Campaign
- 11V466000
- Reported
- September 7, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,294
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Campaign
- 11V196000
- Reported
- March 29, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,043
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system
- Campaign
- 11E036000
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Jetta
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2008, 2012–2013 Jetta, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2010, 2012–2018 Jetta, 1 other model
2011 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 607 owner complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on September 17, 2026. Of these, 27 describe a crash (4%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the electrical system (31%), followed by the engine (15%) and the fuel system, diesel (14%).
2 of the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta's 10 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2011 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (498 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System186
- Engine90
- Fuel System, Diesel82
- Fuel/Propulsion System77
- Unknown Or Other64
- Power Train54
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 100 | |
| 2012 | 50 | |
| 2013 | 39 | |
| 2014 | 79 | |
| 2015 | 79 | |
| 2016 | 49 | |
| 2017 | 39 | |
| 2018 | 31 | |
| 2019 | 51 | |
| 2020 | 30 | |
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 13 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 100. 45% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta drew 2.4× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 4th highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the Volkswagen Jetta years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 607 complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2011 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: September 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted