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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2025 Volkswagen Jetta Recalls

The 2025 Volkswagen Jetta has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 25, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2025 Volkswagen Jetta. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
30

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2025 Volkswagen Jetta, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta

Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Campaign
26V185000
Reported
March 25, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 75,323
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 101, controls and displays
Same campaign
also 1 other model

26V185000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: wiring

Campaign
26V138000
Reported
March 11, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 48,165
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
only the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta

26V138000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2025 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by year

NHTSA has received 30 owner complaints about the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (13%); owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (23%), followed by the power train (20%) and the fuel/propulsion system (13%).

None of the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta's 2 recalls concerns the forward collision avoidance.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Forward Collision Avoidance7
  • Power Train6
  • Unknown Or Other6
  • Fuel/Propulsion System4
  • Electrical System3
  • Visibility/Wiper3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20259
202621

Complaints about the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 21.

The 2025 is too new to rank against other Volkswagen Jetta years: its window closes at the end of 2028.

Volkswagen Jetta years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 30 complaints about the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Volkswagen Jetta by model year

Other 2025 Volkswagen models

Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted