2021 Volkswagen Jetta

I have owned my 2021 VW Jetta for close to two years. I have very little negative things to say about the car. The car does have auto start-stop when stopped for red lights and other lengthy stops. This car handles well. It gets on highways quickly. I have recorded gas on long trips 42 mpg. I get 32mpg around town. The Jetta looks nice. I have the gray color with black interior. It’s not like the BMW335 I owned but it is a good car for me. Currently over 36k miles with no issues. I take it in ever 10,000 miles for a check up and oil changes.

To start with, this car has great exterior and interior design with quite pleasing aesthetics. It's fairly comfortable to drive in terms of smoothness of ride and handling. Gas mileage is fairly good for this size car as well. The huge issue with this model is that it has an auto on off feature which is built in, cannot be removed and must be turned off each time you start the car. What this feature does is shut off the engine if you stop or press on the break and stay nearly stopped for too long or in some cases only a few seconds. This feature cannot be removed and as I said must be turned off each time you start the engine or you are very likely to die. The problem is, while saving gas is great the engine is very slow to kick back into gear again after it's shut off and it can be very inconvenient to drive when you are at a stoplight and it decides that it won't turn on again so you have to fully stop the vehicle put it back into Park shut off the ignition then start it again. As I mentioned previously the engine takes a little while to kick in before it will go at speed after turning itself on again when it does work. So let's say for example you are taking a left in front of some oncoming traffic that is a good distance away but the engine decided to shut itself off while you were waiting and when you started going again it slowly creeps itself on and even if you completely floor the gas you won't be moving more than a few steps per hour for at least 10 seconds. Now let's assume that oncoming traffic is an 18-wheeler who's been driving all night and isn't really paying much attention and from his distance thinks you will probably be out of the way so he doesn't even bother to slow down. You are now going to die, there is no question you will be killed and it is because of this feature. This has happened to me more than once and I thankfully had oncoming drivers who were paying attention and stopped their cars so that I didn't die, but as I said the engine takes a very long time to get into gear and you will not be moving quickly. From a cold start to 60 flooring the gas you will take a good 60 to 90 seconds before you can get to 60 mph, as an example but mostly it has to do with the auto on off feature which is absolutely horrendous and a horrible safety flaw. Under no circumstances should you buy this vehicle if you value your own life or the lives of your passengers.

I bought a 21 SEL Premium with 5k miles on it. Has fully digital dashboard display which is awesome because it's fully customizable, and you can even use the entire screen to display a map which shows local businesses as you drive near them. This vehicle also has Beats by Dre which I find terribly disappointing. My 2012 Toyota Camry had a JBL sound system which was 3 times better than this system. It also (at times) creates a bass thump when I make a call while listening to the radio which is irritating. The other issue that has me bummed was the cruise control system would fail half the time. I just got it fixed yesterday but time will tell as I've only engaged it once since dealership fixed it. The cabin feels very comfortable and is quiet on the road. The lane departure assist and assisted cruise control are impressive features that most will appreciate. Steering wheel controls are also nice features.