NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2012 Volkswagen Jetta has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 500
- Crashes reported
- 24
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2012 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, 2011, 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 2011, 2013–2018 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 2011, 2013–2014 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 2011, 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 2009–2011 Jetta, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system
- Campaign
- 11E036000
- Same campaign
- also 2011 Jetta
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2008, 2011, 2013 Jetta, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2011, 2013–2018 Jetta, 1 other model
2012 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 500 owner complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on October 2, 2026. Of these, 24 describe a crash (5%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the engine (17%) and the fuel/propulsion system (9%).
1 of the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta's 8 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2012 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (411 complaints), the median was 55,600 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System138
- Unknown Or Other107
- Engine84
- Fuel/Propulsion System47
- Power Train46
- Steering42
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 26 | |
| 2013 | 34 | |
| 2014 | 59 | |
| 2015 | 57 | |
| 2016 | 63 | |
| 2017 | 74 | |
| 2018 | 56 | |
| 2019 | 50 | |
| 2020 | 34 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 74. 36% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 9th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 500 complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2012 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted