{"id":"2025_volkswagen_jetta","make":"Volkswagen","make_slug":"volkswagen","model":"Jetta","model_slug":"jetta","year":2025,"url":"/volkswagen/jetta/2025/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":48172,"model":"Jetta","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":1.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":29,"hwy":39,"comb":33,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":271,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":1900,"save_spend":1750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Mon Jan 27 00:00:00 EST 2025"},{"id":48000,"model":"Jetta Sport/SE/SEL","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":4,"displ":1.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":29,"hwy":40,"comb":33,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":271,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":1900,"save_spend":1750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Wed Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2025"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"26V185000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2026-03-25","owner_notified":"2026-05-21","units":75323,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Jetta and Taos vehicles. The instrument panel may fail to display warning lights or gauges. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, \"Control and Displays.\"","consequence":"An instrument panel that does not display critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will update the instrument panel software and replace the instrument panel as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 22, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 90Z5. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 22, 2026.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"90Z5","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"26V138000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2026-03-11","owner_notified":"2026-03-31","units":48165,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Jetta vehicles. The transmission ground wire may not have been properly connected during assembly, causing an open electrical circuit.","consequence":"An open circuit may draw a higher current and increase the risk of a fire.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and repair transmission ground wire as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97TC. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 13, 2026.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"97TC","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"critical"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":1,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":77,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":28,"crash":4,"fire":0,"injured":1,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Forward Collision Avoidance",9],["Power Train",6],["Unspecified",5],["Fuel/Propulsion System",4],["Visibility/Wiper",3],["Electrical System",3]],"by_year":{"2025":9,"2026":19},"excerpts":[["2026-06-09","Power Train","There is a noticable whine from the transmission or torque converted between 1000-2000 RPM that does not vary with speed and noticable when lightky pressing gas pedal on 8th geer. This happens only when transmission is waremed up and indicates an issue with 2025 Volkswagen tranmissions. I am afraid to drive it, because\u2026"],["2026-05-12","Power Train","When I push the gas pedal the car does nothing for seconds. I was trying to do a u turn and pushed the gas to go and nothing for to long and almost got hit. It also did it trying to pull out into busy traffic that would have been no problem if the car would move when you push the gas. The car does not respond forever w\u2026"],["2026-05-07","Electrical System","The contact owns a 2025 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the infotainment screen was darkened and inoperative. There were several different unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: (example: 26V185000 (Electrical System) howev\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.13,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null},{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.13,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":67,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":33,"ncap":5,"complaints":28},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}