Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Volkswagen Jetta has 14 NHTSA electrical complaints and 1 electrical-related recall.
14
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2019 Golf, Golf Alltrack, Golf Sportwagen, 2019-2020 Golf GTI, and Jetta vehicles ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,ENGINE | When I start the car Multiple times the car will throw over half of all the error code and could not... |
| Jul 2, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The built-in navigation and apple carplay periodically show the wrong location, offset by several hu... |
| Feb 22, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The SOS emergency that is supposed to work when you press the button or if your car is stolen the mo... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving 70-80 MPH, the electronic... |
| Jul 11, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I live in a very hot area where the temperatures rise to well above 100°. My dashboard gets hot. I i... |
| May 31, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Incident Occurred in May. Was on Reddit and saw someone say to report any issues to NHTSA so that's ... |
| Sep 20, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The problem I am facing is with making calls in the car both via android auto and Bluetooth. When ma... |
| Jun 3, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while exiting a parking lot, the instru... |
| Nov 30, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Vehicle has been displaying "Emergency services unavailable" along with lights for steering and brak... |
| Apr 10, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN PARKING SPOT AND UPON IGNITION BEGAN REVVING UNCONTROLLABLY AND THREW UP E... |
| Dec 12, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE HILL HOLD ASSIST DID NOT DISENGAGED QUICKLY WHEN STOPPED ON AN INCLINE, BURNING THE CLUTCH TO GE... |
| Oct 21, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW AND HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION FOR 7 DAYS. CAR-NET MODULE AND BLUETOOTH AUDIO MO... |
| Aug 22, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | THE EPC LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN REVVING UP THE ENGINE TO OVERTAKE CARS. THE E... |
| Jul 9, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | 2 SEPARATE INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE EPC. ONE WAS ABOUT 10 DAY'S AGO, JULY 9TH GETTING ON THE FREEWAY ... |