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1999 Volkswagen Jetta airbags problems

The 1999 Volkswagen Jetta has 31 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

31

Airbags complaints

6%

Share of year

18

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Jetta airbags complaints by model year110 complaints1986: 2 complaints1994: 5 complaints1995: 23 complaints1996: 16 complaints1997: 17 complaints1998: 9 complaints1999: 31 complaints2000: 46 complaints2001: 103 complaints2002: 110 complaints2003: 81 complaints2004: 23 complaints2005: 30 complaints2006: 65 complaints2007: 36 complaints2008: 20 complaints2009: 35 complaints2010: 31 complaints2011: 36 complaints2012: 34 complaints2013: 30 complaints2014: 37 complaints2015: 17 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 21 complaints2018: 6 complaints2019: 16 complaints2020: 2 complaints2021: 4 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 2 complaints
Jetta airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1999 Volkswagen Jetta have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 1999 Volkswagen Jetta airbags — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.