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2000 Volkswagen Jetta airbags problems

The 2000 Volkswagen Jetta has 46 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

46

Airbags complaints

7%

Share of year

27

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.

What owners report

“MY AUTOMOBILE WAS INVOLVED IN A DRIVER SIDE IMPACT FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, MY AUTO WAS THROWEN APROXIMATELY 50 FEET INTO A WALL HITTING THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER. MY FORWARD SPEED WAS APROXIMATELY 30 MPH AT TIME OF IMPACT. ZERO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CAUSED INJURIES…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · November 11, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta have?

NHTSA has 46 complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta airbags — 7% 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.