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1 out of 5 stars

Volkswagen selling defect cars and refuse to fix

Mariana, 06/27/2016
2016 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T S 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
7 of 40 people found this review helpful

Volkswagen rips off consumers, they refuse fixing new cars in worranty and refuse replacement. Car has been in service 4 times and no one did anything to fix it , they only claim they fix it, in the other hand warranty refuse to cover anything even if the car it's still in warranty only 6 months old 10k mil. Stay away , Volkswagen it's a rip off and they also discriminate woman, everyone should know about this before buying a car from them.

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3 out of 5 stars

Jetta not SAFE - incorrect Digital Fuel Guide

Mildred, 07/29/2016
2016 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T SEL 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
1 of 21 people found this review helpful

The fuel gage is always way off. Dangerous distraction in car causing tons of anxiety. The digital gage will say that you have 30 miles in the tank and you will drive 4 miles and it will say you have 15 miles left. Then it gets worse as you drive another mile and it says you have 5 left.......even though you had 30 and only went 5 miles (should have 25 left). This creates the driver to always be looking at the digital gas gage distracted and panicked because the math is so pathetic in these Jettas. There cars are horrible at technology to the point of dangerous, distracting, and misleading. I spoke with two employees at Jetta who actually changed the gage because it was so dangerous and incorrect. Honestly, how did this car pass safety inspections with such a blatant and ridiculous technology problem inside the car (that even employees at Jetta agree is dangerous and misleading)???????

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Fun, dependable w/good gas mileage on hyw

GaryM, 10/21/2022
2016 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T Sport PZEV 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

AC struggles in summer with black/black configuration.

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My MPG Intensive 1.4L Jetta at 42,000 miles.......

Buck Rogers, 12/28/2021
2016 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T S w/Technology 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I have the base (S) Jetta and the reliability I've noted since purchase is just like Consumer Reports shows in their 2016 Annual Auto Issue. My fuel economy - per Fuelly.Com over the 41,000+ miles of ownership is exactly 40.7. This is based upon 60% City 40% Highway driving. The 5M manual transmission and light clutch make for easy driving. Steering no problem either.

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5 out of 5 stars

I love my Jetta

Babyme1010 , 02/08/2020
2016 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T Sport PZEV 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

This is not my first Jetta or Volkswagen for that matter. I really love my car

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