2007 Volkswagen Jetta Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 45about this part
- Share
- 22%of 201 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 75,730miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 45 complaints about the electrical system of the 2007 Volkswagen Jetta, 22% of the 201 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,730 miles. 3 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Car jerks, one fan do not work, oil leak, wind shield washer and coolant system. Brought car from drive time in febuary 2013. I've noticed these problems when driving and parking. The car over heats as well. I also notified drive-time and was told to get another diagnostic test. I did not have the money for another.”
NHTSA complaint #11023727, filed 2017-09, 117,672 miles“Once the vehicle is parked, I can't remotely nor manually lock the rear driver side door. Basically, three doors will lock, but the rear driver side door remains unsecure. The alarm doesn't audible, but does activate. This problem happened many hundreds of miles ago, intermittently but has come to a point were I can't secure my vehicle is not 100 % secured.”
NHTSA complaint #10467721, filed 2012-07, 80,000 miles“I was driving to work and I felt something hot on my back and a burning smell. I pulled over to look and I had two burn marks in my seat with a big brown burn mark down the side along with it burning my clothes. I immediately turned the seat warmer off.”
NHTSA complaint #10969628, filed 2017-03, 168,000 miles“Rear driver's side lock failed with no indications that it did not work. We thought the door was locking, either via the key-fob or internal locking, but it was not and we have no idea how long this was the case before the dealer pointed it out. There is no way to lock the door manually. This left our car open for theft, and endangered a younger child we sometimes transport as the door was not able to be locked.”
NHTSA complaint #10705944, filed 2015-04, 90,000 miles“On june 29 2012 airbag indicator light came. Vehicle was taken to vw and they stated that it was the wire harness under the passenger seat. Since vehicle wa not under warranty I had to pay $375.00 to get it repaired (or so I thought) july 17th 2013 airbag light returned. On july 22nd 2013 I took car in to vw this time they had my car for two days and diagnosed the problem to be the airbag igniter. …”
NHTSA complaint #10531753, filed 2013-07, 27,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10228178Dec 6, 2022Battery testing and charging using special tools VAS6161 & GRX3000VAS Charger. Updated to include additional model year applicability.
- 10218611Aug 22, 2022Minimum battery charger requirements during software updates
- 10214750Jun 22, 2022Software Version Management (SVM) instruction. Update to require 70amp minimum battery charger during procedure.
- 10214769Jun 8, 2022Battery Testing and Charging using VAS6161 and or GRX3000VAS
- 10212133May 16, 2022Battery Testing and Charging using recommended VW test equipment.
- 10211926May 12, 2022Battery Tester VAS 6161 introduction.
- 10208920Mar 2, 2022Discharged Battery, Diagnosis for excessive current draw.
- 10204722Dec 15, 2021This bulletin contains general instructions for software updates.
- 10205518Dec 6, 2021Battery testing using VW special tools, updated to include additional model year applicability and include I.D.4.
- 10203476Nov 8, 2021Update to model year applicability.
Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 50% |
| 2025 | 3 | 9% |
| 2024 | 7 | 15% |
| 2023 | 9 | 21% |
| 2022 | 10 | 23% |
| 2021 | 13 | 19% |
| 2020 | 17 | 31% |
| 2019 | 154 | 28% |
| 2018 | 3 | 9% |
| 2017 | 33 | 21% |
| 2016 | 36 | 22% |
| 2015 | 49 | 25% |
| 2014 | 94 | 24% |
| 2013 | 148 | 29% |
| 2012 | 138 | 28% |
| 2011 | 186 | 31% |
| 2010 | 233 | 27% |
| 2009 | 107 | 12% |
| 2008 | 42 | 22% |
| 2007 | 45 | 22% |
| 2006 | 112 | 19% |
| 2005 | 48 | 19% |
| 2004 | 36 | 16% |
| 2003 | 97 | 21% |
| 2002 | 148 | 21% |
| 2001 | 117 | 18% |
| 2000 | 60 | 14% |
| 1999 | 44 | 13% |
| 1998 | 41 | 21% |
| 1997 | 17 | 31% |
| 1996 | 4 | 13% |
| 1995 | 45 | 20% |
| 1994 | 24 | 21% |
| 1993 | 2 | 12% |
| 1992 | 6 | 20% |
| 1991 | 4 | 13% |
| 1990 | 4 | 18% |
| 1988 | 1 | 5% |
| 1987 | 2 | 11% |
| 1986 | 1 | 7% |
| 1985 | 1 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2007 Volkswagen Jetta
44 complaintsAir bags
35 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
33 complaintsEngine
16 complaintsSeats
11 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsExterior lighting
8 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
8 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Volkswagen Jetta
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology