Looking for Volkswagen Jetta [2008-2011]? Here are the reviews and ratings by Jetta [2008-2011] owners from across the country.
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Exterior
Looks great, attracts stares of envy and has improved my business image quotient instantly !!! I am suddenly a very successful business man !!
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)
Great Style, Unmatched comforts, Excellent Suspensions, Fantastic Music Systems, a feeling of total safety inside especially at high speeds !! Pity the mobile interface does not work and there is no remote for the music system and if you are a back seat passenger, then uyou have to listen to a single channel all the time unless you want to risk your driver's concentration.
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox
Smooth take off, a little noisy but stabilises after the drive starts. But have to shift to first gear at almost evey hump. smooth as silk in high speeds and performs like a race car in an expert'shand. Everything about the car is precise and near perfect.
Ride Quality & Handling
Suspension is great. infact I felt it is better than Innova my last car, The car turns precisely and handles perfectly. Gone on a long drive, Came back just as fresh without any strain. It is great while overtaking and hits 80 kms in third in no time.
Final Words
The car is fantastic except for little noise, no remote, Low ground clearance, No reverse horn,no Parking assistance, and mobile blue tooth interface.
Areas of improvement
The above should be included for the price paid !! A factory fitted accessories mentioned above is the only answer as I cant dream of getting a car accessory dealer touch the insides my Jetta !! Volkswage can introduce more colors ,
Great Style, Comfort, Features, SafetyNoise, Low Clearance, Less Color Choices, No remote for music system,
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Purchase New | Driven forFew hundred kilometers | Mileage14 kmpl |
Exterior Excellent.
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very Good, Very Good & Good~
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Excellent.
Ride Quality & Handling Excellent.
Final Words Awesome Car. I had bought 2 of them when it was released in my city.1 was Sold off in 2017 as maintainence was high and already had ran about 1,90,000 kms & another Still driving smoothly right now at 1,40,000 kms and still don't want to sell it right now. Still the same feeling as if it's new with average of about 12-14 kmpl in city. Steady, Secured Drive and excellent in terms of Safety. You may not find many features in this car but engine quality and drive is damn tooooo smooth. I own a Mercedes E250 Petrol too. They both feel the same. Not much differnce in terms of drive.
Cons Service Is too slow and costly. Might take upto months for parts to get imported from Germany.
Areas of improvement Service Time & Costing. Way tooooooooo costly.
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Purchase New | Driven forIts my mate since ages | Mileage14 kmpl |
The car perfroms very well for first 50,000 Kms. Tyres need change every 40K Km, Batter need change every 2 years. The Tyre rims get damaged too soon as they are not designed for India.
Today I spent Rs.1,02,017.00 after 90K Kms for service and change of few parts. The Service Center at Rajajinagar did a not fix the recliner seat knob, the dicky hydrolics, charged me but oil are still black, fuel was lesser, stole my SD Card.
So the car is good, but remember you have to go to service center everytme and pay 20-25k per service and 100K for 90,000 Kms service.
The suspension give trouble after 75,000 Kms and is very expensive to change.
Cost per year for maintenance:
1st Year - Rs.20K
2nd Year - Rs.25K
3rd Year - Rs. 45K
4th Year - Rs. 75 K
5th Year - Rs.125 K
The car is great, but only if you can afford it over a period of time.
It is better to sell it after 3 years of use. The roads in India do not allow these cars to remain sturdy after 3 years, as it would in the western countries.
Fuel efficiency, ruggedness, automatic everything, music systemService & Maintenance is very expensive, Parts are never available. Service centers are inefficient.
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Purchase New | Driven forIts my mate since ages | Mileage12 kmpl |
Hi fellow enthu buyers of this car!!
When I bought this car, I was really excited. It looked nice, it drove well, I got a few modifications and got full leather interiors from Stanely.
Problem started pretty soon. I took it for a road trip a couple of months after buying it. It broke down in the middle of no-where. The car had to be towed 500 kms. It was an unforgettable pain.
Well that was a few years back when they hardly had service network. I guess its much wider now.
But that doesnt mean that its convenient to go to their workshop for quick repairs. The biggest problem I face all the time, and I mean all the time is that parts arent available. everytime I have a fault in the car, it goes to the workshop for 4 to 6 weeks. Which is unbelievable. I cant come to terms that VW thinks that Indian customers are ok to leave their cars in their workshop for so long, everytime.
If you dont have fucking parts available, why do you bloody sell this car? I regret so much buying this car.
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Purchase New | Driven forFew thousand kilometers | Mileage10 kmpl |
Exterior Good.
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good.
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Not so good not so bad fuel econome good
Ride Quality & Handling Very poor.
Final Words Very poor service my car was passed 6months in workshop out of 30 months what is your german technology? it costing 30000 of diesel for go workshop & i spend 200000 fr taxicab i want exchange this car otherwise i go to court of costmer care steel today my car is in workshop from 25 days &there is no reply from your ahmedabad' dealer i m totaly help less if i dont get any feedback within 3 working day from your side i will go for complain & i cant get car from your workshop if u need u check total history of my car reg no. gj18ah 6543 in 60000km its going 50 time in workshop it is your german technology? i hope your immidate reply otherwise i will go for legal action. Thanks.
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Purchase New | Driven forFew thousand kilometers | Mileage16 kmpl |
Exterior This is clean executive car there is no nonsense like flowing aero lines, overdrawn protruding bumpers and likes, but simple exquisite lines, chrome trims giving it luxury car status. Somebody may not like healights but tail lights are really appealing and different and turns every head with cheers to take glance of the car.
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interiors are plush, pilot seats give you feel of comfort and feel that you are sitting in a US battle tank. AC i beat on it much better than any laura. Laura AC sucks, even swift AC is chilling as compared with Laura. You compare anything of this vehicle with Laura, at the end you 'll get some less features with top end laura than top end jetta, but fit & finish of each instrument is top quality in jetta like plastics, door quality,leather seats, rear seat comfort, even the hand rest.
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox To be frank enough engine is a bit nosier, economy is much better on highways. I've and automatic DSG box so absolute no worry till 30k kms.
Ride Quality & Handling Very god in city for tight corners, also extremely well stability even at 180kmph at express way.
Final Words Go for it if you want best in class entry level german luxury car. If you are looking for peepy equiipments like parking sensors, Bluetooth, and like go for Manza its loaded. 😄😄😄.
Areas of improvement Just get those Goodyear tyres off your vehicle and fit new tyres (michelin)asap. They are terrible.
Make,Brand(better than skoda), built, fit & finish, economyAccessories, tyres-Goodyear
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Purchase New | Driven forFew thousand kilometers | Mileage15 kmpl |
First off I wanna say I bought this car in jan 2010 for 24 lakhs on road price of 1.9 comfortline auto with paddles shifts. 2 months later they iintroduced the new 2.0 litre engine with more power and price dropped to 18 n half lakhs on road. before buying the dealer told that thr wont be any changes to jetta till 2011 mid. the dealership experience was bad as the dealer did not know much n they do not treat customers properly.
Exterior Exterior build quality is good. tail lamps look cool. but for such a high price no xenons or projectors and no sunroof.
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Interior colour is black and beige. looks nice. good music system but no aux. the bad thing is on highways the rear ac is not effective. it doesnt feel like the air is coming even when on full. even tho the ac was on high the rear passengers kept complaining that they were feeling hot. the rear legroom is good but sitting at the back on highways is not good as the seats are low n the rear passenger will always feel like puking. also thr r issues with power windows. it doesnt go up sumtiimes. maybe loose connection in button.
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Performance is good but not great, paddle shifts r delight to use. u can shift between auto and manual. but fuel economy is very bad. i got 12.5 on highway. my friend who owns a c class diesel n tailed me in the journey got a mileage of 14. both our driving style is same. so mileage is bad.
Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality and handling is the main aspect of this car, feel stable even in curves. this is the strength of the car.
Final Words Its a good car. but for the price its not worth it. for paying such a premium also u dont get xenons or sunroofs. thr are much better cars. even the laura which shares the same engine is a better buy. skoda service may be bad but volkswagen is much worse. i regret not buying the laura or cruze. i would have spent lesser and gotten more. anyways my car is for sale in carwale. its in very good condition. im buying bmw so im selling. if interested contact me.
Areas of improvement Service, ac, mileage, price, maintenance, featurs.
build, look, interiors, paddle shiftrear ac, mileage, service cost n maintenance
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Purchase New | Driven forFew thousand kilometers | Mileage12 kmpl |
Exterior Good Appearance.
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Uncomfortable & noisy.
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Slow, 22 mpg is poor per engine size.
Ride Quality & Handling POOR RIDE & HANDLING.
Final Words Absolute worst car I ever owned. Just Add a few hundred to monthly payment to keep running. In one year this is repairs- New wheel bearings needed-$800. Air bag electronic failure. Anti-skid brake electronics failure. Replaced brake pads- terrible job needing special tools for rear brakes. Tail light failure due to bad contacts at rear tail lights- DO NOT USE bulbs with plastic connector as metal conductor in socket is poor conductor causing melting the plastic- use all glass type connectors on replacement bulbs. Radiator leaked needing replacement. Engine check light comes on a lot- real fun for NY State inspections. Power window failure- regulator issues. Ignition key removal to transmission park interlock failure. Front seat cushion seperation from seat frame.
This car is JUNK!
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Purchase Used | Driven forFew thousand kilometers | Mileage22 kmpl |
Exterior Missmatch of dimentions! Tries very hard to hide that it is a cheap 'VW Golf'.
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)' Not bad but dash has started to creak. Some squeeks from the seats and doors as well.
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine gets rough as rpm builds. Engine feels outdated compared to the Civic or Corolla!
Ride Quality & Handling Pretty good but the car feels heaview and bulkier than it is.
Final Words After test drives and stories from owner, guess I would wish VW and thier Jetta clients all the best in the long run...
Nice on the highway!
Areas of improvement I believe VW has horrible After Sales Service, which server you with arrogance and disdain. That is the biggest chink in the VW armor.
Since it seems to be prices seem to start below the Civic and Corolla in N.America, I wonder why is it priced over them here in India. The Indian Civic seems to be more similar to the Acura CSX of N.America and is in a league higher that the Jetta.
Engineered to feels solid but issues galore...Lots of small issues and super high spare part cost and servicing!
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Purchase Not Purchased | Driven forFew hundred kilometers | Mileage8 kmpl |
Exterior I dont know if I am in love with the Grill or not. The 2011 Jetta lookes like an 1980 ish Mitsubishi.
Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The quality is very nice for the the pricing of the 2010. The 2011 Is more roomy but VW had to cut somewhere. Look at the pricing between the 2010 and 2011. The Crusie control is more responsive than what Lexus has. Sorry Toyota.
Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox I like the get up and go of the Turbo Diesel.
Ride Quality & Handling I have owned 2 brand new 3 series BMW's and it drives very, very similar.
Final Words I am a true Lexus guy but, love "das auto".
Areas of improvement The lighting needs to be ;automatic, dual climent control, automatic. The knobs on the instrument panel need to go back to being bigger. You cannot see wheather the heat is going to your feet or face during daytime driving and if someone could just figure out how to make a front wheel drive ride like a rear wheel drive.
36mpg City and 45mpg HwyPlastic seats (they call it leatherette
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Purchase Not Purchased | Driven forDid a short drive once | Mileage54 kmpl |