Volkswagen Jetta 2008

2008 Volkswagen Jetta: what owners report

• TSI petrol engines in the fifth and sixth generations can stretch their timing chain, heard as a rattle on cold start; the 1.2 TSI is worst affected.2005–2016
• Fifth- and sixth-generation cars can lose power windows, central locking or mirrors; on the sixth, loose connectors are usually the cause, and tracing the fault is laborious.2005–2016
• Clouded plastic headlight lenses on the fifth generation can fail the German inspection, though replacements are cheap.2005–2010
• The fifth generation (2005-2010) is rated robust and well protected against rust in German data, and several US owners of 2010 cars call them dependable.2005–2010