Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Volkswagen Jetta has 17 NHTSA visibility complaints and 0 visibility-related recalls.
17
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The contact's daughter owns a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while his daughter was ... |
| Oct 30, 2020 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD AROUND 35 DEGREES AND LOWER, THE WIPERS STOP WORKING. THEY ARE NOT STUCK ... |
| Feb 26, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE AND THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 20 DEGREES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING... |
| Feb 21, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING WHEN IT IS COLD.I HAVE CALLED THE ... |
| Jan 18, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT MOVE. TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. FUSE WAS N... |
| Jan 9, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I LIVE IN AN AREA THAT HAD OVER 100 DAYS WITHOUT RAIN. THE DAY IT FINALLY RAINED I TRIED TO TURN ON ... |
| Dec 30, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION IN LOW TEMPERATURES. I OWN A 2012 VW JETTA. I FIRST NOTICED THIS D... |
| Dec 1, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN TEMPERATURES REACH BELOW 30 DEGREES. HAPPENS AT INITIAL STA... |
| Nov 16, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | ONGOING ISSUE: IN COLD WEATHER, THE WIPER BLADES WILL NOT WORK. GENERALLY ANYTIME BELOW FREEZING... |
| Jan 6, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | PURCHASED CERTIFIED PREOWNED IN MAY. 2ND TIME WHEN IT IS COLD OUT THAT WIPERS WILL NOT TURN ON. THE... |
| Dec 24, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD (BELOW FREEZING), WHILE DRIVING, AFTER SITTING OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT, OR IN SNO... |
| Jan 15, 2015 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS COLD, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON OUR 2012 VW JETTA REFUSE TO ACTIVATE CAUSING ... |
| Jan 15, 2014 | VISIBILITY | I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THIS AFTERNOON GOING 70 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY MOTHER AND I HEARD... |
| Dec 26, 2013 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WIPER BLADES STOPPED WORKING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE FROZEN. I D... |
| Nov 30, 2013 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | WIPER BLADES STOP WORKING AS THE LINKAGES FREEZE UP IN FREEZING COLD WET WEATHER WHEN THERE IS NO EX... |
| Dec 11, 2012 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED W... |
| Feb 1, 2012 | VISIBILITY | I PURCHASED A NEW VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI IN 2012. I AM UNABLE TO ADJUST THE LEFT OUTSIDE MIRROR SO TH... |