NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
Federal complaint record · Volkswagen Jetta · model year 1998
1998 Volkswagen Jetta
Owners submitted 192 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 60th percentile for complaint intensity within its 1996 to 2000 compact sedan cohort. The largest reported component group is visibility. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.
Visibility · 17% · group n = 44Electrical · 17% · group n = 42Other · 9% · group n = 22Tires · 8% · group n = 20Engine · 7% · group n = 17
192
Complaint records on file
81,282
Median mileage at the reported problem · 38 complaints reported mileage
17%
Of classified component reports name visibility · group n = 44
60th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 26 model years
Reports describe electrical faults or battery drain
Cluster 2 of 31998 Volkswagen Jetta
Stalling or shutdown · 14 reports
Reports describe the vehicle stalling or shutting off while driving
Cluster 3 of 31998 Volkswagen Jetta
Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.
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NHTSA consumer complaint records can reveal recurring patterns across published model years. MotorCensus summarizes those records as one complaint-signal index, with a 95% interval and sample size, updated with each data snapshot.