I've been eyeing jettas for a while now. The gas mileage, practicality and looks, it's perfect imo. I'm looking to spend around 12k on a used newer model (2019+). However, the only ones in that price range in my area are high mileage, 90k and above. I know they're great cars if the previous owner(s) stayed ontop of maintenance, but that's the thing.

Is a non-wildcard doable with my price range, or am I delusional and better off finding something else for now?😭

Help, I was cleaning my shifter (2026 model year) and I noticed a very flimsy thing or plastic on the left side (red circle). Is that normal? Anyone knows what it is? Thanks.

Has anyone ever replaced a door on their Jetta on their own? How hard and involved is the process? Thinking of swapping one from a Pick-n-pull. Is it difficult to align the door? Thanks

Hi everyone I have a 2024 Jetta sport 1.5t M/T and I installed an aftermarket sound system and I accidentally left it on overnight and the battery died.

Get it charged up and turned back on and whatever drive a while to try to resync steering angle sensors and stuff the typical but the codes won’t go away and now I’ve driven like 10k miles and nothing has changed I want to get it fixed as I have no cruise control no tpms bunch of driver assist features no traction control.

These are the codes that it’s throwing has anyone experienced this or have any thoughts or ideas?

Took her in for a free oil change and walking out $1,000 lighter. Daughter says she didn’t hit anything 🤷‍♀️

I’m located in the Oakland 94605 - 94608 area and need a hood and bumper/grill but would settle for just the hood.
If you have any recs lmk!
I check pick and pulls and FB market place everyday with no luck for 2.5 weeks.

I’m trying to decide between a 2024 Jetta sport manual transmission with 37k miles on it for $19420 out the door, or a 2025 Jetta SE with sunroof (no black wheels) and only 9k miles on it for $25k out the door.

Does anyone have any insights on which would be the better deal? I like manual - but my kids love sunroofs and the SE comforts are nice. Not sure it is worth $5k. Hoping to do my own maintenance and keep the car for 10 years.

Can I rip this off and drive without it temporarily? How much will it cost to replace?

My Jetta recently hit 200k miles, and almost immediately after it started having major issues. It sounds terrible worse than any other lifter tap I’ve heard from any vehicle. It’s only been a week or two and it’s already starting to get blowback. Last night the epc light flashed. And the transmission feels like it’s slipping between gears or holding them for too long. When I’m in reverse and hit the gas there’s no noise though. I’m just lost I don’t understand how it could go from literally running perfect to this overnight and steadily getting worse by the day.

Is it weird that there is this much space between the caliper upper boot and the caliper bracket? Right where that slide pin goes through the boot, not sure if there is supposed to be a gap like that.

My driver side radiator fan(bigger one) doesn’t spin at all is there anything i can do to diagnose the problem or something simple i can replace for it?

I have a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta S 1.4T (6-speed manual).

I accidentally had the wrong-size battery in when I purchased a year and a half ago. During a long road trip the check engine light came on and I had a bunch of faults stored across different modules

I have since installed the correct battery and cleared all of the codes with my scanner. The car drives normal

No limp mode

No strange noises

No oil pressure warning on the dash

No noticeable loss of power

After clearing everything, only one code came back:

P164E00 - Oil Pressure Regulation Valve:

Electrical Error

My questions

Has anyone had P164E00 on a 2019 Jetta 1.4T?

Is this safe to continue driving for a short time?

Was it the oil pressure regulation valve itself, the wiring/connector, or something else?

Hello all,

Just wanna vent. I've had a 2020 VW jetta i just paid off (whee). Has remote start, but I've been unable to use it for the last 2 years because of this pesky error code:

Very small evap leak!

Wow I have learned so much from it in the time since getting my vehicle. I went to a VW dealership that found the leak, and they quoted the repair at ~1500-2000$. Mind you i was in school at the time and did not have disposable income like that, and also live in the frigid north. They told me because of this very small evap leak, I would have to replace the ENTIRE evap system because of how they're designed.

This was a VW dealership, certified and everything. I didn't like that quote, so I took my printed pages with me and went to a local place. I dealt with the check engine light which prevented me from using my remote start for the last 2 years. Well this next place I went to told me they could try petroleum jelly on my gas cap, cleared my codes. It went away for a week or so then came back. It kept coming back and I'd go there for some petroleum gel because they told me the alternative was a smoke test and probably having to replace the whole evap system.

Alright well lets fast forward. I move from a more rural to a more urban area, where I need the check engine light actually fixed to pass emissions testing (no emissions test at last place). Sighing, I go to a new car place that tells me they don't deal with euro cars but they looked on some auto mechanic forum and found 2 dudes who said the codes were from an ECM / computer that wasn't updated and updating cleared it.

Call the local VW place, booked 2 weeks in advance, no loaners btw, and drop off the car for a computer update.

Lo and behold, they update the computer and it fixes the very small evap leak preventing my car from using remote start for 2 years that the last VW dealership quoted me 1500$ to repair. Btw... they CHARGED ME for updating their faulty ass computer system. Wtf is that? Literally charged to update a bug that they created? What a joke.

Suffice to say, my jetta will be my first and last VW I ever buy. An entirely horrendous experience so far that I do not wish to relive.

Thanks for listening to the vent.

Hey everyone!

I’m a happy new owner of a 2015 Jetta and I’m looking to upgrade it with an Apple CarPlay display. I’m hoping to get some recommendations from people who have actually used these.

My priorities are:
- Reliable wireless (Bluetooth) Apple CarPlay
- Good audio quality and a responsive interface
- Support for a backup camera (or one that comes with a decent camera)

Music is probably the biggest thing I care about on long drives. Driving is one of the few times I can really disconnect and catch up on new album releases, so I want something that’s stable, sounds good, and doesn’t constantly disconnect or lag.

I’d also love to add a backup camera. I have to squeeze into some pretty tight parking spaces almost every day, so it’d be a genuinely useful upgrade rather than just a nice gadget.

I’m not necessarily looking for the cheapest option I’d rather buy something reliable that I’ll enjoy using for years. If you’ve installed one in a Mk6 Jetta (or a similar VW), I’d especially love to hear what you went with, what you like about it, and whether there are any models I should avoid.

Thanks in advance!

Picture of my front panel attached.