Used 2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Consumer Reviews
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Almost perfect!
ronbham, 02/15/2013
2013 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Autobahn 4dr Sedan w/Prod. End 5/13 (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6AM)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Big bang for the buck, fun to drive, German engineering, good fit and finish. A lot of car for under 30k. Comfortable interior for a sub-compact.
Great performer, lots of room, clutch issues
CRE, 10/29/2019
2013 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought my GLI new, and take very good care of my vehicles. I have owned many VWs, and have almost always owned one or 2 of them (since 1968). I love how this vehicle handles and the great acceleration from the direct injection turbo. However, I have had a stream of issues with this car that either shouldn't have happened or happened way too early in its life. My previous Passat was sold at 180,000 miles and still going strong. No major failures of any kind. This car had a fuel pump failure at 45k, which should have been a recall. My driver's seat wore out at 50k and I do not abuse the interior. Had to have it re-upholstered. The master window switches on the drivers door failed at 70k and had to be replaced. Now at 77k, the clutch failed (to the tune of $1900). I have never in my life had a clutch go out, but if you research a little there are lots of GLI and GTI owners complaining about clutch failures. The car has too much torque for the clutch that is used and they fail regularly - often at less mileage than mine did. VW seriously needs to put a better clutch in these vehicles.
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I'm Impressed!
jc3513, 07/16/2013
2013 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 4dr Sedan w/Prod. End 5/13 (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6AM)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Overall a great car w/over 4k miles! Downgrading from a Maxima I expected much less. I'm consistently getting 29-31 MPG on the highway. Awesome turbo-engine that makes a killer growling noise! Telematics is the best I've seen,..very sporty look inside & out! nice build quality is apparent upfront. BT/touchscreen radio is very good to not be the "premium" option. Love the red stitched seats and black bucket seats and you should know the AC blows really cold!! Nice chrome double-tipped exhaust.
does not hold up to the VW name I grew up on
Sheila, 09/01/2015
2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Edition 30 PZEV 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
My previous VW was solid, heavy doors and running like a champ after 200k miles and interior was great. 2014 GLI Autobahn Series @ $26,000 purchase price. My car has under 10k miles on it and I bought it brand new. I'd be embarrassed of the quality of this car if I was head of VW. This review is solely on the cheaply built amenities. The Fender stereo is awesome but it makes the entire car rattle, the back deck lid, the front dash, the sunglass case, the console. What's the point of a Fender stereo if you can't enjoy it. The console has broken twice, I'm the only user of the car so it's not being used often. Back decklid had to be fixed to stop the rattle from the stereo. Sunroof motor replaced. The dash replaced and the new one is showing signs of discoloration. Driver's door handle sticks. The fabric on the passengers side pillar is coming unwrapped again. The blue tooth reception is horrible, I just don't use it. You think someone at VW would care, but instead they've offered to communicate with the dealership.. Thanks, they didn't build this car. The car is beautiful and soo fun! but it's not worth the 26k that bought me 7+ trips in less than a year to the dealership for warranty work!
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Almost but Not Quite
happy163, 01/04/2015
2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Edition 30 4dr Sedan w/Navigation (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful
Alright, this is the third VW i've owned and they all ranged from the years 2013-2014. VW has definitely went the cheap route when designing these vehicles. Growing up we had VW vanagon and the build quality on that thing was amazing it made it pat 200K and the body and interior was still superb. This VW however was cheaply made, the seats were this synthetic cheap leather, the stick shift is bit notch and the steering is way too light. I hated the fact that I had the Fender sound system but the thing rattled like a rattle snake! So annoying. The engine however is soo much fun and makes you think twice about there only being 200 ponies under that hood.