NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen Recalls
The 2013 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 2013 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
- Owner complaints
- 36
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2013 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 2013 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 2010–2011, 2014 Jetta SportWagen, 7 other models
2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen complaints by year
NHTSA has received 36 owner complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, the newest on July 13, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (22%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the electrical system (14%).
The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Where 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 79,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
- Air Bags6
- Electrical System5
- Engine5
- Power Train4
- Unknown Or Other4
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 7. 17% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 36 complaints about the 2013 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 2013 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: July 13, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted