2021 Volkswagen Jetta owner complaints
Most named: service brakes
25 of 69 complaints
- Crashes
- 3
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 2
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2021 models.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Service brakes | 25 | 36% |
| Electrical system | 13 | 19% |
| Other or not specified | 11 | 16% |
| Forward collision avoidance | 9 | 13% |
| Fuel system | 9 | 13% |
| Air bags | 5 | 7% |
Complaints by model year
Rivals, 2021
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Toyota Corolla | 185 |
| Nissan Sentra | 132 |
| Hyundai Elantra | 131 |
| Nissan Altima | 70 |
| Kia Forte | 68 |
| Subaru Impreza | 14 |
What this cannot tell you
Counts, not rates. Sales volume differs by model.
Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed defects.
Source: NHTSA complaints data (api.nhtsa.gov), public domain. Collected 2026-10-05.
- Two or more sources agree
- One source
- Model-level or estimate
- Sources differ