Volkswagen Jetta 2011

2011 Volkswagen Jetta: what owners report

• On 2011 sixth-generation cars, US owners report failed high-pressure fuel pumps, a costly fix around 58,000 miles, and radios that stop working.2011
• 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
• The DSG dual-clutch gearbox on the sixth generation (2011-2016) can judder when pulling away, shift wrongly and wear its clutches early.2011–2016
• 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