Overview & Reviews

For 2013, upper-level trims get a few new features and all but the base model get four-wheel disc brakes. An all-new hybrid model also joins the lineup later in the model year.

• Fuel-efficient diesel TDI model.
• Smooth ride quality
• Spacious interior and trunk

• Lackluster interior materials
• High price of TDI
• Sluggish throttle with automatic
• Weak base engine.

User Reviews:

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  love my jetta - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
  By kimberly dunn - October 27 - 1:58 am

  No problems so far except headlamp keeps going out. But as far as performance no prob. 5star

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  Great car! Second Jetta owned. - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
  By d_vegas - August 5 - 9:57 am

  This is the second Jetta we owned and bought new. The first was a 2004 diesel that we traded at 224,000 miles. We decided not to get the diesel this time because we are driving less. This car averages 35 mpg on the freeway! We are very happy with the car. No mechanical issues, drives great, comfortable to sit in.

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  Love my 2013 TDI! - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
  By ellerman99 - March 13 - 5:48 pm

  Have only had it for 2 weeks and 700 kms (Canadian) but I love this car! Upgraded the 18 VW Khartoum wheels so it has a nice sporty look, ride comfort is great and so far fuel mileage has been great! All around a perfect car for me, Ill be doing about 3,000 KM a month. Performance is surprising for a TDI, although I have never owned one, Ive heard in the past they were sluggish, not this, once the turbo kicks in it does pretty good!

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  Worse car I have ever owned in my life. - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
  By Nick - January 23 - 1:12 am

  This car has been the worst experience ever! I have had everything from a Ford Taurus to a Camarro and in 2013 I decided to get this vw Jetta. And it has been the worse decision of my life. I have had more problems with this one car and put more money into it then all of my cars combined. The transmission is horrible. The electrical in the whole car is absolutely horrible. My doors will not lock and sometimes will not unlock once I do get them locked. The Windows and sunroof will have problems closing. The last problem that has put me over board is my key will get stuck in the ignition I have had to leave my car running over night until it just runs out of gas because I am not able to turn it off. On top of it running out of gas the battery will also die because the car will not shut off at all. When I do call or go into the dealer they say they can do nothing to help but sit there and jiggle the key until it will sometimes pop out. Multiple technicians at the dealer have told me that this happens to a lot of people and from the research I have done it happens to many people... Yet vw still doesnt make a recall on it or offer to fix this problem with no charge. If I did want to get a new ignition it would be around 1000 dollars and its still not guranteed to fix the problem cause it can just happen again and on top of that if the key happens to break while they are trying to pull the key out its not their problem and that will have to be replaced also. I could go on and on about how horrible these cars are so my advice would to stay as far away from vw as possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  Loved the car...Big problem - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
  By kittykat35 - March 10 - 7:44 pm

  Bought the car new..loved the stick,turbo,diesel combination...handled like a proper German sedan..car didnt settle in till 90mph+. At 35K the high-pressure (32000psi) fuel pump failed and sprayed metal fragments through out the fuel system resulting in $5000 repair bill ! Covered under warranty for 1 time but the dealer claimed it was contaminated fuel. Had only used diesel fuel from a high volume station that has city and school district contracts. Come to find out these Bosch pumps are on their 3rd redesign and one of the failure suspects is the low sulfur fuel that has no/reduced lubricants. Owners manual says not to use additives but if you have one be sure use an additive.

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  Im a believer - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
  By stewsir - February 22 - 4:48 pm

  I leased my Jetta about 8 weeks ago because of a change in my commuting status. I needed something that could haul 3-4 adults 50-60 miles a day, each way. Ive had VWs, Audis and Volvos previously. This isnt my favorite car, but for what I got it for, its the best, by far. Very comfortable inside, front AND back. great mileage. I average 35 or so around town and 42-45 on the highway. Its nice to see just under half a tank left and 450 miles on the trip odometer. I think Im doing 600 or so miles per tank. Pretty impressive for a 14 gallon tank.

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  JETTA TDI is the best car i have ever owned. - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
  By rp4042 - December 16 - 8:39 am

  I bought my jetta tdi on July 30 2013 and have loved it ever since. i have 27904 miles on it and have not had a single problem with it. i consistently get over 50mpg driving to work in the morning. the return trip home is stop and go about half the way and I average 40-42mpg.to obtain the best mpg try to keep rpm at 2000 rpm or less. when i have the car loaded with hundreds of lbs of gear and an additional person and driving 75-80 mph i still get between 45-47mpg. with the extra cost of diesel over gas i still saved $1500.00 over what it cost to run my old 2 liter gas trade in for 20,000 miles.

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  Very reliable, great mileage - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
  By rrocks - December 15 - 10:05 am

  After 10 months and 9500 miles, all is excellent...upper 40s on the hwy, 29-30 in horrible suburban driving conditions where I live (a lot of stop and start). Absolutely no problems. I think its a great, fun car for the money. A bit slow on the start, but it picks up speed quickly. Im sold on diesel. The only thing I dont like is the odometer display. My wife claims she doesnt care about cars but I can tell she loves it.

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  1 year old and literally falling apart - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
  By trevsta18 - November 13 - 2:43 pm

  Oh jeez where do I start?! First of all, I have owned this car for a year now. 30k. Falling apart. The front bumper paint is coming off, the tires that came on the car are crap. I am constantly resetting the tire pressure light, its faulty or something. Headlights gone bad, center armrest is ripping and now, I have to get the engine mounts replaced after they charged me for the alignment and tire balance which they said would fix the shaking on the freeway. Are you kidding me?! Its a brand new car and the engine mounts are bad?? This is ridiculous and the first/last VW I buy.

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  VW = VERY WRONG - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta
  By Vonder Whatupsen - December 13 - 2:39 pm

  Whatever they want to say about their customer service, safety, price....whatever....I will never own another VW ever again - I dont know what happened from 1986 (owned Jetta gli) to the current cars but holy hell these things are now FULL OF ISSUES - if its not one thing, its related to another thing that triggers another thing - stay away is my advice BUT I have one and Im lucky that I purchased an EXTENDED WARRANTY when I bought it with 7k on it......I now have 79k, extended warranty ended at 75k and Im running into continued bull(expletive) SO if you decide for whatever reason, price, look, whatever - I recommend extended warranty BUT keep looking around because once the issues start they do not stop.....