NHTSA Safety Recalls
Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, across 4 model years from 2010 to 2014. The 2014 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (1).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2014
- Owner complaints
- 171
2010–2014, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 171 complaints with NHTSA about the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen across 7 model years; the most, 36, concern the 2013.
Owners marked a crash on 6 of the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen complaints (4%) and a fire on 5.
Across all Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 39 complaints), then the fuel/propulsion system (27).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen in 2016: 28, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen recall, 16V078000, was reported on February 10, 2016 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen years to avoid
Too few Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE4
Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16V078000February 10, 2016 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2010–2011, 2013–2014 | crash, injury and death | 659,493 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted