Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Volkswagen Jetta has 20 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
20
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Car was great for first 100000 miles. Then it was not. While driving in heavy traffic on a three lan... |
| Sep 26, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle begins to shudder and slow with no response to attempts to accelerate and eventually stop co... |
| May 6, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The transmission failed due to mechatronics failure without warning |
| Apr 21, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | While driving in the morning rush hour my vehicle lost power. As I pushed on the accelerator the veh... |
| Sep 16, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The vehicle lost it's ability to shift into gear and accelerate on a busy road, almost causing a col... |
| Jun 12, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The problem happens when the car is on, and when attempting to accelerate the car will feel like it ... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Fuel rail , fuel pump,fuel filter fuel driver, leak in injector |
| Nov 3, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | This driver has been quoted for a new transmission by VW. There is an existing recall for 2013-2015 ... |
| Jun 24, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | DIAGNOSED BY VW AS HAVING A CRACK. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS WITH THEIR 2013-2015 MODELS AND THE SAM... |
| Jun 19, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | CRACKED TRANSMISSION UNIT SAME ISSUE AS 2013-2015 JETTA HYBRIDS SAME PART USED IN ALL 2013-2016 M... |
| Mar 4, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | CAR PUTTERS AT STOPS AND SHAKES WITH INITIAL ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURN... |
| Sep 14, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MY VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO HESITATE WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE RANDOMLY. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I... |
| Aug 26, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK AND TURNED OFF, I... |
| Apr 22, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ONE YEAR AGO, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING. IT IS A ... |
| Oct 4, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | AT 32,000 MILES THE CLUTCH STARTED SLIPPING. EVEN THOUGH COVERED UNDER WARRANTY I WAS TOLD MY MY LO... |
| Nov 9, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VEHICLE PAUSES FOR UP TO 5 SECONDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ACROSS AN INTERSECTION OR WHILE ATT... |
| Oct 10, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | 3 TIMES CAR POPPED OUT OF 3RD GEAR WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION, NOTHING IN PARTICULAR BROUGHT THIS ON (N... |
| May 27, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THIS CAR CONTINUES TO SPORADICALLY GO IN REVERSE WHILE I AM IN DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE WAITIN... |
| Aug 2, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 2016 JETTA SE1.4 NEW FOR 18 YEAR OLD SON FOR COLLEGE. WITHIN A WEEK CAR WAS IN THE SHOP WITH ELECTRI... |
| Apr 20, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | 2016 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WITH 1.8 L.TURBO ENGINE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AFTER TOTALLY STOPPING CA... |