Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Volkswagen Jetta has 20 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
20
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | With no warning, the transmission/mechatronics unit in this 2015 Jetta Hybrid, reported an error cod... |
| Jun 16, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission of the 2015 VW Jetta Hybrid failed at about 81,000 miles. The transmission began to... |
| May 15, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The engine light on my 2015 VW Jetta Hybrid was enabled and my car stuttered and stopped while idlin... |
| Feb 24, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | 2015 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid SEL Premium with less than 60,000 miles has multiple error codes for tr... |
| Oct 4, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | After running multiple errands the car will fail to start. Usually after 5-10 minutes it will start ... |
| Aug 10, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | 2015 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid, 73,000 miles mechatronic transmission failure. Vehicle repeatedly exp... |
| Jul 21, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | This is a NEW REPORT ON THE 3RD TRANSMISSION in the same vehicle where I previously reported a Fail... |
| Feb 28, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | At 22,000 miles I took the vehicle in for routine servicing with no apparent transmission problems a... |
| Dec 3, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The car was stalling at stops and the engine warning light came on. We took it into Autometrics (509... |
| Nov 11, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | In the past few months, the vehicle stopped in the middle of the road on various occasions. It was t... |
| Mar 17, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AS MY CAR WAS IN LIMP MODE. 2 AND HALF WEEKS LATER MY LIGHT COMES BAC... |
| Feb 6, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED BETWEEN GEARS AND EVENTUA... |
| Apr 18, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | PRE-MATURE CAMSHAFT FAILURE. LOBE FOR NUMBER 2 CYLINDER. NO COMPRESSION. 80K MILES. DRIVING 6... |
| Oct 5, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | PUTTING A NEW BATTERY IN EVERY MONTH START PUSH START BUTTON WILL NOT WORK AIRBAG LIGHT OFF AND ON F... |
| May 17, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ACCELERATION FALLS FLAT UNEXPECTEDLY OFF THE LINE. EVER SINCE THE RE-PROGRAM OF THE TDI AFFECTED VEH... |
| Feb 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO OP... |
| Nov 30, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Vehicle Information •Make / Model / Year: 2015 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T SE •VIN: [XXX] Recall Informa... |
| Aug 20, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | THE PROBLEM IS THE CLUTCH FAILURE IN THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION.. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CLUTCH ... |
| Sep 16, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | MY NEW 2015 VW JETTA HAD 3 CLUTCH FAILURES. THIS OCCURRED ON HIGHWAYS IN SC, NC AND WVA IN 2015,201... |
| Jul 8, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | AIR CONDITIONING DECREASES OUTPUT BY 40-60% AFTER 80-150 MILES OF CONSTANT DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY D... |