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2013 Volkswagen Jetta service brakes problems

22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta4% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Service Brakes complaints
4%
share of all complaints
54,600 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I would assume the issue had something to do with the power train. 2 days after i had bought the car my wife and i were on our way to the gym and we had just came to a complete stop. Upon entering the highway the car would no longer accelerate no matter how much pressure was put on the accelerator…

    filed Jan 22, 2024

  • I was driving on a rainy day on the freeway where my breaks went out on me. I pressed down all of the way and the car wouldn’t stop. After I let go of the break I then pressed on the break again and they seemed to have locked on me. I ended up using my emergency breaks and was able to get off the…

    filed Feb 27, 2023

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

Service Brakes problems in other Jetta years

YearReportsShare
2025 Jetta14%
2024 Jetta924%
2023 Jetta1024%
2022 Jetta1229%
2021 Jetta2436%
2020 Jetta714%
2019 Jetta295%
2018 Jetta13%
2017 Jetta149%
2016 Jetta2113%
2015 Jetta1910%
2014 Jetta185%
Jetta service brakes 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.