2025 Volkswagen Jetta

midsize car / 4-door sedan

2025 Volkswagen Jetta 4-door sedan
2023 Volkswagen Jetta shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteriaRating
Small overlap front
G
Side: updated test
A

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteriaRating
Front crash prevention: pedestrian
Standard system
M

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteriaRating
Seat belt reminders
P
LATCH ease of use
A

Other available safety features

  • Standard blind spot detection
  • Standard lane departure warning & prevention
  • Standard rear automatic braking

Key

  • Good
  • Acceptable
  • Marginal
  • Poor

Small overlap front

The small overlap front evaluation consists of a driver-side and a passenger-side component. If the results of the two evaluations differ, then the combined small overlap rating is equal to the lower rating.

Driver-side

Tested vehicle: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T SEL Premium 4-door
Rating applies to 2019-25 models

The Volkswagen Jetta was redesigned for the 2019 model year. Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Volkswagen.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall driver-side evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTN1812
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 9
Footrest (cm) 7
Left toepan (cm) 3
Brake pedal (cm) 4
Parking brake (cm) 0
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 0
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 2
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 6
Upper dash (cm) 7
Lower instrument panel (cm) 7

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTN1812
Head
HIC-15 242
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.6
Extension bending moment (Nm) 16
Maximum Nij 0.26
Chest maximum compression (mm) 26
Femur (kN)
Left 0.7
Right 0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 1
Right 0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.56
Right 0.37
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 2.5
Right 1.9
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 57
Right 73

Passenger-side

Tested vehicle: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T SEL Premium 4-door
Rating applies to 2019-25 models

The Volkswagen Jetta was redesigned for the 2019 model year. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Volkswagen.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall passenger-side evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
A
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
G
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
G
Lower leg/foot
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP1828
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 11
Footrest (cm) 9
Right toepan (cm) 5
Center toepan (cm) 3
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 1
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm) 3
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 6
Upper dash (cm) 8
Right lower dash (cm) 10

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP1828
Head
HIC-15 147
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.9
Extension bending moment (Nm) 11
Maximum Nij 0.19
Chest maximum compression (mm) 26
Femur (kN)
Left 0.2
Right 0.5
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 2
Right 3
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.41
Right 0.46
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 1.6
Right 1.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 55
Right 30

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID VTP1828
Head
HIC-15 145
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm) 8
Maximum Nij 0.21
Chest maximum compression (mm) 31
Femur (kN)
Left 0.1
Right 0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 0
Right 1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 0
Right 0
Maximum tibia index
Left 0.37
Right 0.27
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 0.2
Right 0.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 34
Right 43

About the small overlap front test

Side: updated test

Tested vehicle: 2021 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T S 4-door
Rating applies to 2019-25 models

The Volkswagen Jetta was redesigned for the 2019 model year.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
A
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
A
Pelvis
M
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
M
Pelvis
A
Rear passenger head protection
G

View of the vehicle just after the crash test.

View of the vehicle after the crash with doors removed, showing the side airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the driver dummy's head was protected from being hit by hard structures by the side airbags.

Smeared greasepaint shows where the rear passenger dummy’s head was protected by the side airbag.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES2219
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -18.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES2219
Head
HIC-15 226
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.1
Compression (kN) 0.1
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 27
Lateral force (kN) 1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 47
Average deflection (mm) 37
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 5.51
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 1.00
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 5.3

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES2219
Head
HIC-15 274
Peak gs at hard contact no contact
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.4
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 50
Lateral force (kN) 1.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 43
Average deflection (mm) 39
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 4.35
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.82
Pelvis
Combined force (kN) 4.7

About the side crash test

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

System details

  • standard Front Assist (with Automatic Emergency Braking and Pedestrian Monitoring)
Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
M
Rating applies to all 2024-25 models

Crossing child — day

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 12 mph.

Crossing adult — night

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 18 mph when using its high beams. When using its low beams, impact speed was reduced by 18 mph.

Parallel adult — night

  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle failed to slow when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle failed to slow.
  • In the 37 mph test, this vehicle failed to slow when using its high beams and a warning was issued 0 seconds before impact. When using its low beams, this vehicle failed to slow and a warning was issued 0 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test

Seat belt reminders

Rating applies to 2021-25 models

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
P
Front row
Unbelted occupant alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time
DurationNegligible (under 8 seconds)
Volume
Audio frequency
Second row
Startup status alert (visual)
None
Technical measurements for this test
Background cabin sound pressure level at 24 km/h 52 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 24 km/h 54 dB
Difference between background and signal 1.8 dB
Background cabin sound pressure level at 40 km/h 55 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 40 km/h 58 dB
Difference between background and signal 2.6 dB
Dominant audio frequency 600 Hz

About the seat belt reminder evaluation

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2019-25 models

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
A
Vehicle trimS
Seat type cloth

This vehicle has 2 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware. It has 1 additional seating position with a tether anchor only.

1 2 3
Rating iconRating
GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol
Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol
Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol
Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
No hardware available

Details by seating position

PositionRating
1
Tether anchor
easy-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
difficult to maneuver around anchors
2
Tether anchor
easy-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
none available
3
Tether anchor
easy-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
difficult to maneuver around anchors
Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

3

Lower anchor A
Open access rated Yes
Depth Visible
Force (lbs) 0
Clearance angle (degrees) could not measure
Lower anchor B
Open access rated Yes
Depth Visible
Force (lbs) 0
Clearance angle (degrees) could not measure
Tether anchor
Location Rear deck
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

Seat position 22

2

Lower anchor A
No lower latch for this seat position
Lower anchor B
No lower latch for this seat position
Tether anchor
Location Rear deck
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

Seat position 23

1

Lower anchor A
Open access rated Yes
Depth Visible
Force (lbs) 0
Clearance angle (degrees) could not measure
Lower anchor B
Open access rated Yes
Depth Visible
Force (lbs) 0
Clearance angle (degrees) could not measure
Tether anchor
Location Rear deck
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation