2012 Volkswagen Jetta exterior lighting problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Horn only occasionally works when honking and/or locking car, which increases the risk of a crash since I can’t always use my horn to alert other drivers of presence. One front headlight only occasionally works (lightbulb is not the issue), which increases the risk of a crash since other drivers…”
filed Sep 29, 2023
“Head lights are on when temperature is cold. It happens every time and killing the battery. I believe the issue with light switch because when I unplug it at night from the car and re-plug the light switch in the morning, it all works without any issue.”
filed Dec 9, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other Jetta years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Jetta | 1 | 4% |
| 2022 Jetta | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 Jetta | 1 | 2% |
| 2019 Jetta | 26 | 5% |
| 2017 Jetta | 5 | 3% |
| 2016 Jetta | 3 | 2% |
| 2015 Jetta | 5 | 3% |
| 2014 Jetta | 24 | 6% |
| 2013 Jetta | 17 | 3% |
| 2011 Jetta | 41 | 7% |
| 2010 Jetta | 19 | 2% |
| 2009 Jetta | 24 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.