Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Volkswagen Jetta has 39 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
39
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | I recently bought vehicle seen there is a recall |
| Mar 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | A bolt holding my CV Joint backed out causing the bracket between two of the bolts to come lose. The... |
| Sep 2, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | The car stop at the stop sign n in the traffic then push start n it worked 4times in a 2years I tho... |
| Aug 11, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Experiences rollaway issue but VIN not currently covered under recall. |
| Nov 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,ENGINE | AS I WENT TO CHANGE GEARS INTO REVERSE I HEARD A VERY HARD THUMP, THEN INTO DRIVE AND THE THUMP GOT ... |
| Oct 19, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING THE CAR NORMALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND I PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN AND IT WENT STRAIGHT THE FL... |
| Aug 19, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | JUST BOUGHT THIS VECHILE USED, WITH 136K MILES. ON INITIAL DRIVE, WHICH LASTED AROUND 30 MINUTES, EV... |
| Jul 13, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS,SERVICE BRAKES | THE THROW OUT BEARING SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AS I WAS GOING 80 MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY, TO REP... |
| Jan 19, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 3 AM I JUMPED ON THE FREEWAY AND MY VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND START... |
| Jan 14, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I NOTICED MY CAR HAS BEEN CUTTING OUT AND NOT HAVING POWER WHEN DRIVING DOWN A FREEWAY. ILL PUT THE ... |
| Sep 14, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND PLACING THE GEAR IN THE ... |
| Sep 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND PARKED WITH THE I... |
| May 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN MOVING FROM STOP, TRANSMISSION TAKES A SECOND TO ENGAGE. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN TRYING ... |
| Feb 7, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MAP SENSOR - REPEATING FAILURE THE MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE (MAP) SENSOR FAILURE CAUSES EXPONENT... |
| Jan 22, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO INTERCOOLER FREEZING, ON SECOND OCCASION V... |
| Apr 22, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I PARKED AND COULD NOT REMOVE MY KEY OR TURN OFF THE ENGINE. MY CAR IS NOT SAFELY DRIVE ABLE. UNPRED... |
| Apr 11, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | 90K MILES TRANSMISSION AND TRANS AXEL WENT |
| Jan 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT NISSAN FIXED UP TO THE 2010 MODELS UP TO 120000 BUT CO... |
| Oct 16, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED FREQUENTLY W... |
| Sep 25, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TURNING MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION IS VERY DIFFICULT. TURNING THE KEY TO TURN OFF THE CAR IS HARD ALSO... |