2009 Volkswagen Jetta Consumer Reviews Page 3

Fun between fill-ups

Written by: BoMar on 10/10/2009

Vehicle

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Loyal Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6M)

Review

I have found that the TDI is great on mileage. Our 1st trip was to Fresno and we got 47 MPG. The turbo lag upsets other drivers. I would like the wagon better.

Favorite Features

Suggested Improvements

Dump the turbo lag.

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Good but needs tweaks to get to great

Written by: VW Fan on 10/05/2009

Vehicle

2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)

Review

Great car overall. I traded from a loaded 2009 Honda Fit. While the VW's ride is far superior, the Fit's features were quite impressive too. To take the VW from good to great, the VW needs voice navigation and steering wheels mounted controls. It needs front fog lamps and the homelink. the $500 for the blue tooth seems pricey too. Otherwise, the TDI is quite amazing.

Favorite Features

Torque, cargo room, Nav radio sound is impressive. The HD radio is really nice too.

Suggested Improvements

Please dump the leatherette. what is that?!?!? Leather or cloth.

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Mexico assembly-German built any better?

Written by: Greg on 09/29/2009

Vehicle

2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen SE 4dr Wagon (2.5L 5cyl 6A)

Review

This Jetta Sportwagen is my first (and likely last VW). The engineering is wonderful with so many well thought out features. However, the build quality is just not acceptable. Thus far I've experienced a couple of horribly annoying rattles, a bolt that holds the door on fell out, the driver's seat became wobbly, and the $60 cargo net accessory is now useless as the clips that hold it to the anchor points popped off. The dealer fixed one rattle (which has now returned) but clearly didn't wish to investigate the other. I actually dread calling to make a service appointment because it's always a frustrating experience. It's a pity because aside from the harsh ride the car is great fun to drive.

Favorite Features

Handling, seats, cargo capacity. There are many cool features: radio goes back to a reduced volume after car is shut off and restarted, wipers occasionally move slightly at shut off to keep blades in shape, electric lock on fuel filler door, wipers go to intermittent at stop light, many more.

Suggested Improvements

Make it clearer up front that the 36 month "all service included" omits "adjustments" - a term seemingly used to avoid dealing with quality issues after the first year.

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Excellent practical car

Written by: shrifty on 09/28/2009

Vehicle

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)

Review

One year ago I purchased this car, and had it towed to the dealership for a Fuel Pump Relay issue 2 days later. 32K miles later and the car has been flawless, with excellent MPG at highway speeds. This car isn't the fastest/ most powerful, but it has an excellent balance of power/performance. In North Dakota at speeds of 75 - 80 we got about 41 - 42 MPG. Steering is responsive and the ride is quite smooth. First 3 services are free, and free inspections for the life of the car isn't bad either. The longer you drive the car the better it runs. Looking forward to the second year!

Favorite Features

Plenty of torque, acceleration, heated mirrors/washer jets, no issues starting/ running in winter, ~600 miles per tank.

Suggested Improvements

Switch to a different OEM tire, Bridgestone Turanzas were TERRIBLE. Separate heated mirror/adjustments into two different switches, hard to turn on without adjusting mirrors when wearing gloves in winter.

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Economical wagon

Written by: Davey on 09/22/2009

Vehicle

2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)

Review

This car is best on the highway, where it gets great mileage and the firm seats remain comfortable for the whole trip. But as a city car I'm not so sure. DSG transmission can be annoying. At 30MPH it wants to be in 5th with engine @ 1100 RPMs. You can shift it yourself though. Mileage drops from 45 on the highway to 25 in the city. Nav /radio system has glitches and sound quality is mediocre. Cargo space is really impressive for a car this size.

Favorite Features

Diesel engine, panoramic sunroof (which magically lets in light but not heat), durable quality interior materials, lovely paint color, cargo space

Suggested Improvements

A transmission program somewhere between D and Sport mode, leather or cloth as an option (vinyl still smells terrible after a few months). Improve the nav system interface, update the maps, and fix the weird bugs

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Loving TDI

Written by: Love my TDI!!! on 09/18/2009

Vehicle

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6M)

Review

This is an update on a previous post. I have put 11,000 miles so far since March and have averaged 39 MPG overall 60/40 hwy/cty. I routinely get 45-50 MPG on my 70 mile commute. The engine with the manual trans. is fun to wind up and it is easy to merge in traffic with all the torque. Taking it in for the first maintenance was easy and painless. So far so good!!

Favorite Features

Torque, transmission, size and comfort.

Suggested Improvements

The windshield wipers don't work over 70 MPH.

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Great car!

Written by: Joe on 09/16/2009

Vehicle

2009 Volkswagen Jetta Wolfsburg Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6M)

Review

The most bang for your buck of any car on the market. I have the 2008 Wolfsburg, 2.0T and I'm getting an AVERAGE of 29.5 MPG over the least 10 - 15 tanks. I've never had one under 27 and my last tank was 31. I also think it has a perfectly tuned transmission - I never feel like I need to be in manual mode. Bottom line: great car.

Favorite Features

Suggested Improvements

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WHAT AN AMAZING CAR!!!!!!

Written by: Kevin Daniel on 09/12/2009

Vehicle

2009 Volkswagen Jetta SE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 5cyl 6A)

Review

This car is such a great value from the finely tuned engine to the feature filled interior. The Sports Edition (SE) includes amazing leather interior, ipod adapter, six Cd changer, heated seats,power windows and locks, sunroof, and a/c. The engine is a 2.5 liter 170 hp 177 pound feet of torque german engineered work of art. The vehicle still gets around 30 mpg and delivers a punch of power for a 4 cylinder. The exterior styling is very appealing and is designed in a very aerodynamic way. This car blows away others in its class like the camry, accord, and altima and still remains cheaper than all of them.

Favorite Features

Great Engine, Superior Interior, Great Sound system, and still gets good gas mileage.

Suggested Improvements

Only real problem would be the design of the sunroof control as it is hard to know when the roof is in closed position while driving. Maybe could improve the front styling of the car but other than that pretty much perfect.

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Torque Monster

Written by: Phil Haws on 09/10/2009

Vehicle

2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)

Review

Traded in 2001 BMW M3 for TDI Sportwagen. So far with 4,900km (3,050 miles), most put on in one 3,400km road trip, I am very happy with both power and mileage. Climbing a mountain pass doing 75mph with cruise control on, the transmission never shifted out of 6th gear. This is with the car totally loaded down with luggage and 4 passengers. Only minor complaints with "buzzing" in drivers door on certain road surfaces and a creaking on the passenger side of the sunroof. I will take these to be fixed when I take the car in for it's 1st service.

Favorite Features

TDI engine torque, interior fit and finish, cargo room, leather interior (yes it does exist in Canada)

Suggested Improvements

Turbo lag (DSG), fully electric seats, Nav System (Not available as an option in Canada), Automatic Climate control on TDI, better carpet (it is pretty thin and the Beige color is a dirt magnet). Auto dimming mirror, 115v outlet in console, homelink.

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Still great

Written by: Noel on 09/08/2009

Vehicle

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Loyal Edition 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbodiesel 6AM)

Review

We have exceeded 16K Miles in less than a year so the engine is till in break in mode, as you may know diesel engines are made of much harder metal in relation to a gasoline engines. Returned from a trip to the Bay Area over the weekend. By the way this is the wife's car i only get to enjoy it on weekends or long trips as i get the behind the wheel assignment. The car feels strong and solid as the day we brought it home, driving a manual on hilly San Francisco can be a bit intimidating but not in this car as engine and tranny are well calibrated, in fact our kid did comment that it was better than the amusement park rides.

Favorite Features

This car is filled with great little features all well worth it, very well engineered.

Suggested Improvements

Cannot think of any needed improvements.

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