NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2015 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 2015 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
- 194
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 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 2015 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, 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 2011–2014, 2016–2018 Jetta, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V705000
- Reported
- October 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Jetta, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 15V627000
- Reported
- October 7, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 993
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 15V028000
- Reported
- January 23, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,658
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014 Jetta, 3 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 14V790000
- Reported
- December 15, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,007
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2015 Volkswagen Jetta
Seats
- Campaign
- 14V670000
- Reported
- October 24, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 393
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2014, 2016–2018 Jetta, 1 other model
2015 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 194 owner complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on August 24, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the electrical system (25%), followed by the engine (22%) and the power train (12%).
1 of the 2015 Volkswagen Jetta's 8 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2015 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (125 complaints), the median was 42,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System49
- Engine43
- Unknown Or Other34
- Power Train23
- Service Brakes19
- Fuel/Propulsion System18
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19 | |
| 2017 | 19 | |
| 2018 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 31 | |
| 2020 | 18 | |
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 10 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 31. 41% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2015 vehicles, the 2015 Volkswagen Jetta drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 16th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 194 complaints about the 2015 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2015 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted