Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid owners have reported a total of 98 problems for their cars built in the 4 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid cars have the most problems reported (71 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid

Model Year Number of Problems
  2016 Jetta Hybrid
3
  2015 Jetta Hybrid
1
  2014 Jetta Hybrid
23
  2013 Jetta Hybrid
71

🔍 Common problems of Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid

The following chart shows the 12 most common problems for Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (53 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (14 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Jetta Hybrid model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

    PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Jetta Hybrid Model Years

Jetta Hybrid
Model Year
Problems Sales [1] Vehicle
Age
PPMY Index
  2016 37709    
0.43
  2015 155410    
0.18
  2014 231,89211    
1.11
  2013 716,06112    
0.98


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