NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2016 Volkswagen Jetta has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 21, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 161
- Crashes reported
- 18
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Volkswagen Jetta, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2016 Volkswagen Jetta
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 20V648000
- Reported
- October 21, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 218,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 Jetta
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 2011–2015, 2017–2018 Jetta, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 16V403000
- Reported
- June 6, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 55
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 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 2015 Jetta, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 20E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2015, 2017–2018 Jetta, 1 other model
2016 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 161 owner complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on August 28, 2026. Of these, 18 describe a crash (11%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the engine (27%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the fuel/propulsion system (17%).
1 of the 2016 Volkswagen Jetta's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2016 Volkswagen Jetta owners gave the mileage (93 complaints), the median was 42,731 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine43
- Electrical System36
- Unknown Or Other35
- Fuel/Propulsion System28
- Power Train22
- Service Brakes21
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 14 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 31 | |
| 2020 | 24 | |
| 2021 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 31. 43% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Volkswagen Jetta drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 19th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 161 complaints about the 2016 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2016 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: August 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted