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What 1 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 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.

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1 of 1 complaints match · Brakes · clear filters

Apr 11, 2018Electrical systemAirbagsBrakes

STARTED THE CAR AND CHIMES STARTED RANDOMLY GOING OFF.... THEN SUDDENLY, WHILE TRAVELING, THE ABS, LITES, HYBRID, TIRE PRESSURE, AND AIR BAG LITES ALL CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING AS IF THE BRAKES WERE BEING JAMMED.

NHTSA ODI 11084486

Working with the data? Download all 1 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 2016 Volkswagen Jetta Hev verdict →