2026 Volkswagen Jetta Ice
Safety ratings, recalls, and consumer complaints from NHTSA
NHTSA Safety Ratings
2026 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 4 DR N/A FWD
- Overall
- ★★★★★
- Front Crash
- ★★★★☆
- Side Crash
- ★★★★★
- Rollover
- ★★★★☆
Recalls(1)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Jetta vehicles. The transmission ground wire may not have been properly connected during assembly, causing an open electrical circuit.
Campaign: 26V138000
Consumer Complaints(5 total, showing 5)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
The vehicle says it’s overheating and will go into limp mode it has also been reported that other 2026 Jettas have had the same issue
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
The contact owns a 2026 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle brakes engaged independently causing the RPM to decrease and after a couple of seconds the vehicle began to work as intended. No warnings light illuminated A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnoses. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 300.
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN PARKING THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPOT THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN PUT IN REVERSE TO LEAVE PARKING SPOT
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While driving on the highway, the sunroof suddenly shattered outward. There were no other vehicles around us at the time.
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I'm not exactly sure on what happened but when using the lane stay assist it doesn't read the lines correctly causing the car to abruptly jerk in a unexpected direction! doing this during certain scenarios would cause an accident for sure. also the headlight auto switching for high beams malfunctions often causing the lights to flicker
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