Faults:

I researched a lot before buying this car, consulted friends and happily bought this car. But to my dismay car drinks fuel like water, I get 17mpg in city when I drive extremely carefully and 15-16 when I drive normaly. 5 miles less than what is claimed on car, took it to dealer and they say car is working to factory specification. On highway it gives 27mpg for driving on cruise (drove 250 miles on cruise). These values are much much lower than the competitors in market.

Ride is too rough can feel every dent on the road.

General Comments:

Interior is very thoughtfully crafted and seats are comfortable, drove 1000 miles overnight, but did not feel any back pain.

My advice if you are looking for fuel economy don't buy this car. If not concerned with fuel then buy Impala (6 seat) for the same price/ fuel economy you will get a better smooth ride.

Not so proud owner of jetta :- (

Anuj.

Faults:

Engine makes horrible noise when first starting (sounds like diesel). Dealer says it's normal :( (secondary air pump?). Minor dash rattles from center speaker area. Lastly, door speakers overload at very low volumes (VW technical bulletin on this problem, dealer has ordered parts to repair this problem).

General Comments:

Car handles very well! Great/Fun to drive.. Heated seats are great plus. Love the car just wish they would fix the engine noise on start up (very annoying, somtimes frightening).

Faults:

Wow, where do I begin with what has gone wrong with this car. I think everything on the car has been recalled by Volkswagen.

After have the car for about 4 months the check engine light came on, so I brought the car to the dealership which I purchased it from and they looked it over and just told me that there was a misfire and they reset the dashboard lights. Well a few weeks after they reset the dashboard lights, the check engine light came on and again I brought the car back to the dealership, they told me the same thing that there was just a misfire and they reset the dashboard lights, this went on for about 3 years.

Finally in January of 2005 I brought the car to the dealership where I purchased the car to get my routine oil change. They did the oil change and called me to let me know it was ready. Oh, I forgot to mention that when I needed to get the oil changed it took the dealership over 3 hours to change the oil, even though I had scheduled an appointment. So, I went to pick up my vehicle and everything seemed fine, but on my way home the car just died on me. I called and had it towed back to the dealership, at my own expense of course, and the dealership told me that it seems that they did not put oil back in the car. Pretty important step, I would think. So I had to end up paying over $3000.00 to get some engine work done on the car.

Needless to say 4 months later the car died on me again and now will not start.

I will never buy another car from this company again. I have also been trying to warn everyone I know about these cars as well.

If you are looking into buy this car, do a little research first. I have researched on Goggle and have found numerous websites dedicated to unhappy Jetta customers all having the same exact problems I have been having.

Faults:

This has been a completely maintenance free car. The only problem I had was when I got it home. All of a sudden, there were no interiors lights, the doors wouldn't lock, and the remote wouldn't work. Turns out fuse #14 was blown out. Replaced the fuse and haven't had any problems since.

General Comments:

This car gets amazing gas mileage. Depending on how I drive the car, I can easily get between 500 and 600 miles on one tank. It has a smooth, quiet ride, and starts great in the northern winters.

General Comments:

I have not had any problems with my Jetta. I think the car runs great and it's a lot of fun (and very cute)! I would lease another Volkswagen when this lease is up.