Compact cars · A7 generation
Fair Below average
It scores 39 out of 100 for reliability compared with other compact cars. Over the next 5 years we expect it to cost about $11,198 to own, including $1,984 in repairs.
Early estimate: this rating uses our own sales estimate for the Volkswagen Jetta.
Reliability
39/100
Below average
Repairs, 5 years
$1,984
at 12,000 mi a year
Fuel, 5 years
$5,829
35 mpg, $3.40/gal
Price today
$13,059
$11,492 – $14,626, estimate
Recalls
1
on record
Owner complaints
43
filed with NHTSA
These are estimates, not guarantees. They come from public NHTSA complaint and recall data and EPA fuel economy, assuming 5 years of ownership and 12,000 miles a year. Change the assumptions or see how it works.
Expected over 5 years, by area of the car.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Golf GTI, Jetta GLI, Jetta NF, Arteon FL, Tiguan LWB, 2022 Taos, Jetta PA, Tiguan PA, 2021-2022 Atlas Cross Sport, and Atlas FL vehicles. The manufacturing process of the eMMC memory module in the infotainment system may cause the rearview camera image not to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirem
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Of the years we rate, the 2018 scores best (94/100) and the 2019 worst (3/100).
| Year | Reliability |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Not rated yet |
| 2026 | Not rated yet |
| 2025 | Not rated yet |
| 2024 | 10/100 |
| 2023 | 22/100 |
| 2022 | 39/100 |
| 2021 | 56/100 |
| 2020 | 48/100 |
| 2019 | 3/100 |
| 2018 | 94/100 |
| 2017 | 35/100 |
| 2016 | 31/100 |
| 2015 | 33/100 |
Not especially. It scores 39 out of 100, below average for compact cars; the 2018 scored better.
It scores 39 out of 100 against other compact cars from 2015 to 2024, which is below average. Based on 43 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, we expect about $1,984 in repairs over the next 5 years at 12,000 miles a year.
About $11,198 over 5 years: $3,385 in lost value, $1,984 in repairs and $5,829 in fuel at $3.40 a gallon. A typical one sells for about $13,059 today.
Of the years we rate, the 2018 scores best (94/100) and the 2019 worst (3/100).
1 recall on record with NHTSA.