NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls
The 2021 Volkswagen Jetta has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 20, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 70
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
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On a 2021 Volkswagen Jetta, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2021 Volkswagen Jetta
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 22V514000
- Reported
- July 20, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 43,091
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2022 Jetta, 5 other models
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
- Campaign
- 21V492000
- Reported
- June 30, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 379
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Jetta
Seats
- Campaign
- 21V038000
- Reported
- February 1, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V716000
- Reported
- November 18, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,048
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
2021 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year
NHTSA has received 70 owner complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 1 injury and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the service brakes (36%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the fuel/propulsion system (14%).
None of the 2021 Volkswagen Jetta's 4 recalls concerns the service brakes.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes25
- Electrical System13
- Unknown Or Other11
- Fuel/Propulsion System10
- Forward Collision Avoidance9
- Air Bags5
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 13 | |
| 2024 | 21 | |
| 2025 | 10 | |
| 2026 | 9 |
Complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 21. 73% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Volkswagen Jetta drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Volkswagen Jetta year in the same window: 20th highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2021 one of the three best-measured Volkswagen Jetta years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 70 complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Volkswagen Jetta by model year
Other 2021 Volkswagen models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted