Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta has 137 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
137
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I am submitting this complaint regarding Safety Recall 34J6, which is listed as INCOMPLETE for my 20... |
| Nov 24, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | While driving the vehicle at about 20mph about a week ago, the check hybrid light began flashing. A... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| Jan 17, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | This is a common problem with the 2013 vw hybrid Jetta. The dealership charged me $300 and told me I... |
| Jan 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | HYDRAULIC FLUID FOR CLUTCH ACTUATOR LEAKING AT CONNECTION FROM REAR MAIN SEAL TO ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTO... |
| Nov 30, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Dsg unit with hairline crack and fluid leakage just like known recall for this vehicle but mine isn’... |
| Nov 11, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | There is an open recall on 2013 Volkswagen Jetta hybrid for known electrical and power train issues.... |
| Oct 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | I would assume the issue had something to do with the power train. 2 days after i had bought the car... |
| Oct 4, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | July 2021, (roughly 80,000 miles) vehicle had sudden loss of drive power to motor while driving appr... |
| Sep 14, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The Jetta hybrid relies on a control unit, called the "mechatronic unit" to decouple the gasoline en... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | My vehicle has the Mechatronic failure that the recall is open for some 13’ Jetta hybrids but I don’... |
| Aug 2, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | At 80k, the DSG transmission failed and at my expense paid to get a NEW transmission installed. Tod... |
| Jun 19, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I purchased vehicle 12/06/2022 and day after purchase check engine light went off. Took it back to d... |
| Apr 30, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle can be shut off even when gear shifter is not in P position. |
| Apr 29, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | When coming to a stop, a wrench appeared where the gear indicator was, and a service hybrid system m... |
| Feb 3, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The car would turn on for 2 seconds and turn off for 2 second in a continuous cycle when stationary.... |