What Owners Complain About
Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.
Worst Issues
- transmission failure in the 1997 GTI
2 complaints
- runs rough when wet outside in the 1997 Golf
2 complaints
- shifts hard into first gear (automatic trans) in the 1997 Jetta
1 complaints
- runs roughly in wet weather in the 1997 GTI
1 complaints
- door trim falls off in the 1997 Jetta
1 complaints
- plastic pieces break off in the 1997 Jetta
1 complaints
- car alarm arms while driving in the 1997 Jetta
1 complaints
What Breaks the Most
- Engine
6 complaints
- Transmission
4 complaints
- Electrical
2 complaints
- HVAC
2 complaints
- Interior
2 complaints
- Exterior
1 complaints