Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Volkswagen Jetta has 37 NHTSA other complaints and 0 other-related recalls.
37
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2026 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | In the past I owned a 2017 jetta, which I sold approximately one year ago. It had a 1.4 liter turbo ... |
| Nov 6, 2025 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Fuel fire hazard. Safety Recall 24Gi performed 5-11-21 @ 67k miles. 4 years and 60k miles later, fue... |
| Aug 1, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 15V705000 16V403000 20V648000 20E064000 19V615000 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | FUEL LINE TO FUEL FILTER CAME LOOSE/DISCONNECTED CAUSING A FUEL LEAK INSIDE MY ATTACHED. GARAGE CAUS... |
| Apr 17, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Fuel rail bolts loosened, causing damage to the fuel rail, as well as fuel injector seals, resulting... |
| Oct 18, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Even after having the fuel system replaced due to recall, I’m still smelling gas inside of my car. M... |
| May 30, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I returned the 1st car I got because it was a little bit too expensive.I started the process of buyi... |
| Sep 2, 2022 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My car went into limp mode and smelled heavily of gas I went to a garage to have it checked out and ... |
| Jul 27, 2022 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I brought my car in for the 60k service and the check engine light had just turned on. After being t... |
| Apr 17, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Key gets stuck in ignition when turning off the engine |
| Jan 21, 2022 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My car started on fire as driving to work January 21 2022 at 7:30 am.After researching after the fir... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | There was no incident. Engine light came on. EVAP EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM Current Engine Control m... |
| Jul 5, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My car has started not letting me remove my key from the ignition i cannot turn off my car! I have s... |
| Jun 17, 2021 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Unknown just want to fix recall on my 2016 Jetta please help [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN... |
| Jun 10, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | We purchased the car in May 2021, within a week, the check engine light, EPC and oil lamp became ill... |
| Jan 3, 2021 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | GOT A RECALL FOR MY CAR'S FUEL RAIL IN DECEMBER 2020 AND I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN A LETTER TO GET MY ... |
| Aug 19, 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | POSSIBLE FUEL RAIL SYSTEM DETACHED FROM CYLINDER FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED VEHIC... |
| Feb 23, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | KEY GETS STUCK IN THE CAR IGNITION, MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO GET KEY OUT FROM CAR |
| Dec 20, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CAR MAKES A JOLTING/THRUSTING MOVE (DOWNSHIFTS) BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH. SEEMS LIKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT... |
| Nov 25, 2019 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VEHICLE ABRUPTLY BOGGED OUT AND DIED DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT NORMAL SURFACE ROAD TRAFFIC SPEED (CI... |