NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 518
- Crashes reported
- 12
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2013 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, 2011–2012, 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 2011–2012, 2014–2018 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 2011–2012, 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 2011–2012 Jetta, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2008, 2011–2012 Jetta, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2012, 2014–2018 Jetta, 1 other model
2013 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 518 owner complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on October 16, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (2%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the electrical system (29%), followed by the power train (27%) and the engine (22%).
1 of the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2013 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (346 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System148
- Power Train141
- Engine112
- Unknown Or Other98
- Steering37
- Fuel/Propulsion System34
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 39 | |
| 2015 | 40 | |
| 2016 | 55 | |
| 2017 | 57 | |
| 2018 | 65 | |
| 2019 | 49 | |
| 2020 | 62 | |
| 2021 | 35 | |
| 2022 | 34 | |
| 2023 | 24 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 65. 30% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 11th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 518 complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2013 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted