Federal complaint record · Volkswagen Jetta · model year 1997

1997 Volkswagen Jetta

Owners submitted 54 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 6th percentile for complaint intensity within its 1995 to 1999 compact sedan cohort. The largest reported component group is electrical. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.

Electrical · 18% · group n = 18Visibility · 17% · group n = 17Engine · 11% · group n = 11Powertrain · 9% · group n = 9Other · 7% · group n = 7
54
Complaint records on file
78,000
Median mileage at the reported problem · 35 complaints reported mileage
18%
Of classified component reports name electrical · group n = 18
6th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 25 model years

Electrical · 2 in ten classified complaints

Where this record concentrates

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Component group 01 · Electrical18%

Electrical reports

Volkswagen Jetta · model year 1997

Reports in this group18
Share of classified reports18%
Component groups on file6
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From the record · recurring narrative clusters

What recurring complaint clusters describe

How clusters are built
Stalling or shutdown · 7 reports

Reports describe the vehicle stalling or shutting off while driving

Cluster 1 of 21997 Volkswagen Jetta
Transmission behavior · 7 reports

Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering

Cluster 2 of 21997 Volkswagen Jetta

Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.

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