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What 399 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hev

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (399)Crash / fire / injury (22)Engine (111)Electrical system (95)Transmission & drivetrain (87)Fuel system (41)Airbags (36)Lights (24)Brakes (20)Steering (17)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (10)Speed control (10)

2 of 399 complaints match · Fuel system · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Apr 1, 2019Transmission & drivetrainEngineFuel systemCrash1 injury

2014 JETTA HYBRID DOESN'T ACCELERATE PAST 25-30 MPH CAUSING A HIGH REV AND IN THIS CASE A JERK FOWARD IF THE TURBO WAS ACTIVATED CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A CHEVY TAHOE THE SUVS TOWING WRENCH TO CRUMPLE OUR HOOD AND MORE DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF OUR VEHICLE ON OTHER DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OUR VEHICLE WOULD PUT OFF THE STHE OVERWHELMING SMELL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ALMOST AS IF A SKUNK WAS UNDER OUR CAR

NHTSA ODI 11192915

Jul 18, 2016Electrical systemSeatsFuel systemCrash1 injury

CAR CONTINUES TO LEAK, TIRE SENSOR ALWAYS ON DOESN'T GO AWAY, SINCE THE BEGINNING OF LEASE TERMS, ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED IS CONSISTENT, WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON STREET OR ON A HIGHWAY. FURTHER, THE SAME OCCURS WITH ANY TURN.

NHTSA ODI 10885533

Working with the data? Download all 399 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hev verdict →