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2003 Volkswagen Jetta power train problems

54 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2003 Volkswagen Jetta12% of all complaints for this model year.

54
Power Train complaints
12%
share of all complaints
35,011 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Since New we noticed transmission malfunctioning, transmission would jerk on the upshifts and downshifting also, then it would take longer than normal to go into gears Im the original owner, I parked it for 11 years waiting for a recall letter, I heard the beatle had gotten a recall on this…

    filed Apr 23, 2023

  • No transmission filter .so there it is mr var no eont go in any gear.I went to chonge filter and after days of research found out they came w no filher and that my friend. Can not be justified. Every one has these problems whk owns one

    filed Aug 29, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Jetta years

YearReportsShare
2025 Jetta626%
2024 Jetta513%
2023 Jetta25%
2021 Jetta23%
2020 Jetta714%
2019 Jetta16230%
2018 Jetta516%
2017 Jetta159%
2016 Jetta2214%
2015 Jetta2312%
2014 Jetta7319%
2013 Jetta14027%
Jetta power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.