20V648000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
A fuel leak increases the risk of a fire.
2016 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
4 safety recall campaigns, 249 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints249
Complaints citing a crash33
Complaints citing a fire8
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 4 of 4
19V615000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than "Park" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.
16V403000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.
15V705000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
If the camshaft lobe shears off there would be a loss of brake assist, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 43ENGINE
- 34UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 30ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 28FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 22POWER TRAIN
- 21SERVICE BRAKES
- 12VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 11STEERING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.