Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen has 12 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
12
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | I was driving on a rainy day on the freeway where my breaks went out on me. I pressed down all of th... |
| Sep 22, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | The car automatically locked its brakes without me even touching the brakes while I was going 60mph ... |
| May 7, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | On more than one occasion the front left brake seized up. The last time was when I was on a toll ro... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The transmissions on the 2013-2016 Jetta Hybrids have an extremely high failure rate. These transmis... |
| Jan 3, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | The brake system has malfunctioned, and I would be happy for you to inspect it. The brakes come on s... |
| Feb 12, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE BRAKE DID NOT APPLY. AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WAS IN "R" (REVERSE), THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRES... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKE SOMETIMES NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON LOW SPEED LESS THAN 20 M/H. I FEEL THE F... |
| Dec 27, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | MY 18 YEAR WAS DRIVING THE CAR DOWN A SIDE STREET WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR... |
| Aug 24, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND PROPERLY |
| May 4, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | ATTEMPTED TO USE MY BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DIDN'T STOP THE CAR. UPON THE SECOND OR THIRD PUMP, IT DID FI... |
| Jan 3, 2014 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ... |
| Sep 7, 2013 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN DRIVING MY JETTA IN "S" (SPORT SELECTION ON THE TRANSMISSION) ON A SURFACE STREET I CAME TO A R... |