2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 26%of 23 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 70,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the air bags of the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, 26% of the 23 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 70,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was involved in a car accident on 6/01/2017. The police estimated that the car that hit me from the back was going 55mph. My airbag failed to deploy...even though my car was totaled due to suffering extensive from end damage. My car was stopped at the moment of impact. Due to the failure of my airbag my face and shoulder hit the steering wheel causing me to lose a tooth and cause great damage to my shoulder.”
NHTSA complaint #11223171, filed 2019-06, 17,000 miles“Abs engine light is on. Found evidence online that vw extended coverage for replacement of this module. Fault code for safety recall for ABS module is 16v-913. Was told by the dealership that module is not under warranty. In addition, air bag indicator is on and check engine light is on. Just had the cheat device removed two months ago.”
NHTSA complaint #11233924, filed 2019-07, 64,000 miles“Vehicle warning lights came on for ABS and airbag while driving. Testing at dealership concluded ABS control module, ABS hydraulic pumps need replacing at 77,000 miles. Airbag seat pod on passenger side needs replacing at 77,000 miles.”
NHTSA complaint #11105254, filed 2018-07, 77,000 miles“Abs control module problem/failure we saw a recall for 2009 models with this issue! Our vehicle is a 2010 jetta sportwagon with less than 80k miles on it which we purchase din december of 2009 with a 7 year/100k mile extended warranty. We were always really happy with the car until we got the notice that this was one of the cars with the emissions cheats in it. As we had such little mileage on the car we elected (after much contemplation mind you) to have the car fixed and took the $5k in restitution they offered. …”
NHTSA complaint #11114933, filed 2018-07Related recalls
- 16V078000Feb 10, 2016Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and…Covers: Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen 2010–2014, Passat 2007–2010, 2012–2014, CC 2009–2014 +5 more
Related service bulletins
- 11034621Jun 11, 2026Inquiries
- 10231584Feb 2, 2023VW contact when reporting a Airbag or Pyrotechnic safety belt deployment. Update to model year applicability.
- 10205524Dec 15, 2021Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P053F in the ECM Customer states MIL-on with any combination of P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P1D74 and/or P1D75 in the ECM Customer states…
- 10205523Dec 13, 2021Customer states MIL-on with P0087 P053F in the ECM Customer states MIL-on with any combination of P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P1D74 and/or P1D75 in the ECM Customer states…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
7 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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