Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen has 1 recall, 543 complaints.
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Recalls
543
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
16V078000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sed...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen SW FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I had lost power driving over the grapevine on Highway and then recently I had difficulty putting ve... |
| Apr 11, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | The car has turned off at idle and at low speeds, almost causing accidents and to be rear ended in b... |
| Jan 17, 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My Bosch CP4 fuel pump failed causing my engine to stall while turning at a very busy/fast intersect... |
| Jan 16, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My car has 80,000 miles on it. The high pressure fuel pump sent metal shavings all through the entir... |
| Jan 8, 2025 | VISIBILITY/WIPER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that whenever the temperature fell belo... |
| Dec 30, 2024 | ENGINE | Car one day decided to have issues. It wouldn't turn over. So we called a row truck to come take it ... |
| Dec 13, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the deale... |
| Nov 5, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Cp4 pump failed on car with 85,000 miles on it sending metal pieces throughout the fuel system causi... |
| Sep 17, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | It seems that my vehicle's clock spring has broken. There is already a warranty issue with this part... |
| Sep 16, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION As I was accelerating to enter traffic on the expressway the engine lost p... |
| Sep 2, 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2013 Jetta TDI with 92k miles. I am the third owner of this car which has been regularly maintained ... |
| Aug 22, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 2013 Jetta hybrid 80,00 miles on it driving on a highway suddenly rpm go lowered in the middle of hi... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | High pressure fuel pump failed on a 2013 TDI diesel. Every other manufacturer was forced to recall /... |
| Jun 1, 2024 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Unknown |
| May 20, 2024 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I am Filing a complaint against Volkswagen group of America, I called they for assistants in fixing ... |
| May 17, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Ignition switch stuck, and would not allow key to fully be inserted causing the cylinder to freeze a... |
| May 6, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | I bought a 2013 VW Jetta Hybrid in 2015 from a VW dealer with ~15,000 miles on it. Question #1: In... |
| Apr 25, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My son was driving home when failure lights came on. I told him to take it to the nearest VW dealer,... |
| Mar 11, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Vehicle on several occasions lost power while driving causing me to coast to the side of the road. A... |
| Feb 6, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The car has 39k miles on it and needs a new transmission. When at stop lights it cycles back and for... |