2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 45 complaints
45
Total Complaints
77,123mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

43,000 25th Percentile
77,123 Median Mileage
98,512 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION
9
ENGINE
5
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
AIR BAGS
4
POWER TRAIN
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2
STEERING
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VOLKSWAGEN TDI HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO SUDDENLY STALL IN LEFT LANE OF LOCAL HIGHWAY RT-198 IN BURTONSVILLE, MD. I WAS IN MOTION IN TRAFFIC STALLED AS I WAS COMING THROUGH INTERSECTION AT RT-198 AND RT-29."
"VOLKSWAGEN TDI HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO SUDDENLY STALL IN LEFT LANE OF LOCAL HIGHWAY RT-198 IN BURTONSVILLE, MD. I WAS IN MOTION IN TRAFFIC STALLED AS I WAS COMING THROUGH INTERSECTION AT RT-198 AND RT-29."
"WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR WOULD NOT WORK. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE MOTOR HAD SHORTED OUT AND INSTEAD OF BLOWING THE FUSE AND DEACTIVATING THE BLOWER MOTOR AND MOTOR CIRCUIT, THE BLOWER FUSE MELTED, THE FUSE BOX MELTED, AND THE CONNECTOR WAS ALSO MELTED. THIS CAR IS PRIMARILY USED..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28