10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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2021 Volkswagen Jetta miscellaneous problems

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2021 Volkswagen Jetta Owner Comments

problem #4

Oct 012022

Jetta

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The car would not turn on while using the start/stop feature on three different occasions. Once at a stop sign when I wanted to reverse to make sure I was not pulled out too far into an intersection. I was stuck and could not get out of the way of a car coming. Each time I had to shut the vehicle off completely to restart the system.

- Lindenhurst, NY, USA

problem #3

Jun 012022

Jetta

  • miles
I have noticed an issue with how easily the rear, passenger-side seatbelt is able to be clicked into the buckle. Initially when I got the car, passengers using that seatbelt did not seem to have any issue with easily clicking the seatbelt into the buckle. More recently, it seems my passengers using that seatbelt have a more difficult time clicking it into the buckle because the buckle seems to go down into the cushion when they put pressure on it. Passengers now have to hold the buckle in place while clicking it in. The only thing I can think of that could explain this change in how easily the seat belt can be clicked in could be that I put the seats down at one point using the pull lever in the trunk. I'm not sure this "ease of use" issue was the result of putting down the seats at one point but it's what comes to mind. This does not seem to affect the seat belt in terms of it being securely connected to the car, it only seems to affect how easily someone is able to click it into the buckle. People now seem to need to use two hands to click it in versus being able to do it with one hand.

- Evanston, IL, USA

problem #2

Nov 012021

Jetta

  • miles
This model Jetta seems to have an issue with the rear license plate mount. The rear license plate mount sandwiches the license plate between a plastic piece attached to the vehicle body and a plastic piece with branding specific to the dealership. The issue I have is when I unscrewed them to remove the top, plastic piece. After I tried to rescrew it without the top piece, it seemed like the screw holes were already stripped. Many people don't want to provide free advertising for the dealership and may attempt to remove the top, plastic piece this way. For safety purposes, you should be able to unscrew and re-screw them without stripping the screw holes.

- Evanston , IL, USA

problem #1

May 042021

Jetta

  • miles
Conflicting torque spec is listed for the wheel bolts. The owner's manual (17A012723sf) specifies 120 nm, but I see a ODI tsbs (https://static.NHTSA.gov/ODI/tsbs/2020/mc-10183302-0001.pdf) that indicates the torque spec is 140 nm. That is a large discrepancy.

- Howell, MI, USA

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