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2009 Volkswagen Jetta steering problems

The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta has 24 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 2% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

24

Steering complaints

2%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Jetta steering complaints by model year41 complaints1987: 1 complaints1991: 2 complaints1994: 1 complaints1995: 16 complaints1996: 5 complaints1997: 4 complaints1998: 13 complaints1999: 8 complaints2000: 9 complaints2001: 5 complaints2002: 8 complaints2003: 1 complaints2004: 4 complaints2005: 2 complaints2006: 10 complaints2007: 4 complaints2008: 3 complaints2009: 24 complaints2010: 13 complaints2011: 23 complaints2012: 41 complaints2013: 37 complaints2014: 17 complaints2015: 15 complaints2016: 11 complaints2017: 14 complaints2019: 12 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 6 complaints2023: 1 complaints2024: 1 complaints2025: 1 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Jetta steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta steering — 2% 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.