There are 15 stored owner reports matching the lighting leading-label group for the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT. I REPLACED THE BULB AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT TOO. I TRIED REPLACING BOTH BULBS AT ONCE, IT DIDN'T WORK. THEN I CHECKED THE FUSES, BOTH UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE DASH. THE FUSES ARE GOOD. THE HIGH BEAMS ARE GOOD, THE RUNNING LIGHTS, BREAK LIGHTS AND TURN SINGLE LIGHTS ARE GOOD. JUST THE LOW BEAMS.
LOW BEAMS FAILED TO TURN ON. REPLACED THE BULBS NOT TOO LONG AGO AND THE BULBS ARE NOT BURNED OUT. ALL FUSES ARE GOOD. HIGH BEAMS WORK, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WORK. LOW BEAMS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
WHEN DRIVING ONE EVENING, I NOTICED BOTH LOW BEAMS NOT PROVIDING LIGHT. MY HIGH BEAMS WORK SO I DROVE WITH THEM AS TO NOT DRIVE IN THE DARK. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. I HAD TO USE MY HIGH BEAMS EVEN WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THEM ALSO. WHEN LOW BEAMS ARE TURNED ON, ONLY A SMALL LIGHT THAT DOES NOT PROVE ANY LLIGHT TO SEE IS ON. I NOTICED THIS WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE ATTACHED PICTURES OF THE ALL THREE LIGHT POSITIONS; DAY, LOW, AND HIGH.
THE HIGH BEAMS STOPPED WORKING. NO INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE READOUT, EITHER. IT WAS STATIONARY. BULBS AREN'T BURNED OUT, FILAMENTS ARE INTACT IN BOTH.
JANUARY, THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE CITY STREET (REPLACED LIGHT). MARCH, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON CITY STREET (REPLACED LIGHT). JUNE, BOTH HEAD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER, BOTH WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS (AGAIN, REPLACED LIGHTS). NOVEMBER, BOTH LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING SHORTLY AFTER I LEFT WORK AND WAS LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY, AT NIGHT. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALERSHIP REPORTS NO ISSUES, BUT DOES ACKNOWLEDGE ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE TYPE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE A LIGHT BULB ISSUE (AS IMPLIED BY THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT) AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF ANYONE WHO MAY ALSO ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM.
HEADLIGHT BULBS CONTINUOUSLY BURNOUT. HAVE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT EVERY 2000-2500 MILES OR LESS. SOMETIMES ONE SIDE BURNS OUT ONLY. WHEN THAT SIDE IS REPLACED, THE OTHER SIDE WILL BURNOUT IN 2 WEEKS OR LESS TIME UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS IS MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT THAT IS KNOWN TO VW.
PREMATURE BURNOUT ON THE LOW BEAMS. REPLACED THE BULBS 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. PASSENGER SIDE THE FIRST TIME, BOTH THE SECOND TIME (9 MONTHS) AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE AGAIN (6 MONTHS).
REPEATED AND FREQUENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE/BURN OUT. CHRONIC ISSUE. BOTH HEADLAMPS.
HEADLAMPS AND FOG LAMPS BURNING OUT. MAY BE BAD 173 OR 109 RELAY OR WIRE COMING FROM FUSE BOX, FUSE 16 IS TOO SMALL. MAY ALSO BE BAD SOFTWARE IN HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE.
THE LOW BEAMS KEEP BURNING OUT. I REPLACED THEM AND THEY WORKED FINE. LAST TIME I WENT TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM THE BULB WASN'T BURNED OUT. CHANGED IT OUT ANYWAY BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWBEAM STILL WON'T COME ON. I'VE CHANGED THE BULBS 4 TIMES IN THIS CAR ALREADY.
REPEATED HEADLIGHT FAILURE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEADLIGHT BULBS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AFTER 3-4 MONTHS.
BOUGHT USED CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2015 HAVE HAD TO REPLACE LOW BEAMS MULTIPLE TIME. DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM REPLACED ONCE. PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HAVE REPLACED 3 TIMES. I HAVE SEEN OTHER JETTA'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM
HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE REPLACED ON . DOES NOT MATTER THE QUALITY OF BULBS THAT WE BUY THEY'RE BURNING OUT AT LEAST 3 TIMES A YEAR. SOMETIMES SINGULARLY BUT HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH HEADLIGHTS AT SAME TIME BEFORE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,999.
MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OF YESTERDAY WHEN I TURN ON I HAVE TO DRIVE BACK HOME ON DARK ROAD! THIS WAS VERY DISSAPOINTED SITUATION SINCE THE DEALER SELL THIS CAR TO ME AS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE, ALSO MY CAR VIBRATES EVERYTIME THAT I BREAKING ON THE ROAD THAT STAR HAPPENING RIGHT AFTER I TAKE THE CAR OOUT OF THE DEALER!
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.