NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
Federal complaint record · Volkswagen Jetta · model year 1999
1999 Volkswagen Jetta
Owners submitted 349 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 72th percentile for complaint intensity within its 1997 to 2001 compact sedan cohort. The largest reported component group is engine. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.
Engine · 18% · group n = 87Visibility · 17% · group n = 85Electrical · 9% · group n = 45Airbags · 6% · group n = 31Brakes · 6% · group n = 31
349
Complaint records on file
72,000
Median mileage at the reported problem · 87 complaints reported mileage
18%
Of classified component reports name engine · group n = 87
72th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 27 model years
Reports describe the vehicle stalling or shutting off while driving
Cluster 2 of 31999 Volkswagen Jetta
Transmission behavior · 21 reports
Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering
Cluster 3 of 31999 Volkswagen Jetta
Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.
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NHTSA consumer complaint records can reveal recurring patterns across published model years. MotorCensus summarizes those records as one complaint-signal index, with a 95% interval and sample size, updated with each data snapshot.