Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Jetta and Taos vehicles. The instrument panel may fail to display warning lights or gauges. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
Risk: An instrument panel that does not display critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.
The fix and full notice
Fix: Dealers will update the instrument panel software and replace the instrument panel as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 22, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 90Z5. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 22, 2026.
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.
Risk: An open circuit may draw a higher current and increase the risk of a fire.
The fix and full notice
Fix: Dealers will inspect and repair transmission ground wire as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 31, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97TC. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on March 13, 2026.
NHTSA listing: JETTA. Volkswagen campaign 97TC.
Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
What owners report
Owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Jetta. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.
Problems owners describe
Driver-assist errors or blocked-sensor messages3 · 11%
Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these.
Areas named in complaints
Forward collision avoidance6 · 21%
Most named: adaptive cruise control (5); warnings (4)
Powertrain6 · 21%
Fuel and propulsion system4 · 14%
Electrical system3 · 11%
Visibility/wiper3 · 11%
Lane departure systems2 · 7%
Body structure1 · 4%
Unknown or other5 · 18%
A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%.
Volkswagen Jetta recalls and complaints by model year
The highlighted bars are the 2025 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2019 Jetta drew the most (288).
Owner complaints
2025: 28 complaintsTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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Owner complaints by model year, Volkswagen Jetta
Model year
Complaints
2016
164
2017
159
2018
31
2019
548
2020
52
2021
69
2022
43
2023
43
2024
43
2025
28
2026
6
Safety recalls
2025: 2 recallsTap or drag across the chart for other years.
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Safety recalls by model year, Volkswagen Jetta
Model year
Recalls
2016
4
2017
6
2018
2
2019
11
2020
6
2021
4
2022
1
2023
0
2024
0
2025
2
2026
1
Crash test ratings
NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.
Tested version
Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover
Volkswagen Jetta 4 DR FWD
Rollover risk 13.0%
Volkswagen Jetta GLI 4 DR FWD
Rollover risk 13.0%
Questions
What are the most common 2025 Jetta problems?
The areas owners name most often in NHTSA complaints: forward collision avoidance (6), powertrain (6), fuel and propulsion system (4). NHTSA does not verify complaints, and one complaint can name several areas.
Is the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta safe?
In NHTSA crash tests every tested version of the 2025 Volkswagen Jetta earns 5 stars overall. The table above lists each tested version.
How do I check if my Jetta has an open recall?
Enter the 17-character VIN from your dashboard, door jamb or registration at nhtsa.gov/recalls. The lookup lists unrepaired recalls for that exact vehicle. Safety recall repairs are free at Volkswagen dealers.
Sources and method
NHTSA recalls file (NHTSA datasets), dated Sep 29, 2026; every campaign checked against NHTSA's recalls API.
NHTSA owner complaints file, dated Sep 28, 2026. Counted by complaint number, so a complaint naming three components counts once in the total.
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (NCAP).
NHTSA model names covered: JETTA.
Complaint counts are unverified owner reports. They rise with sales volume and time on the road, so compare model years with care. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.