1997 Volkswagen Jetta Statistics

Would buy another Volkswagen?58%
Would not buy another Volkswagen?28%
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Latest 1997 Volkswagen Jetta Reviews

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Jetta GLX

My Jetta GLX is a fantastic machine, but avoid the dealerships!

29th Aug
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Jetta GT

Fun

20th Aug
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Jetta GLX

Expensive!!!

2nd Aug
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Jetta GLS

I am overall very pleased with the automobile

28th Jul

Latest 1997 Volkswagen Jetta Comments

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1997 Volkswagen Jetta reviews

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Jetta GLS

North America

725 words

You made me love you and then you slowly tore me down

5 comments

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Jetta GLS

North America

652 words

Far from perfect, but always dependable

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Jetta GL

2.0

North America

624 words

Good car for those who knows how to handle a car

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Jetta GL

2.0L

North America

527 words

It is a good economical car, stay away from the dealer

4 comments

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Jetta GL

2.0

North America

501 words

It's a solid car all around!

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Jetta GLX

2.8

North America

490 words

Return to Sender!!!

5 comments

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Jetta Trek

2.0L 8v

North America

474 words

Practical yet nervous little car

2 comments

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Jetta GLS

4.0

North America

427 words

Really great, but definitely has it's quirks

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Jetta GT

2.0 gas

North America

414 words

A disappointing series of headaches

11 comments

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Jetta Trek GL

2.0L 4 cylinder. Gasoline

North America

414 words

Good joyride for the money

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Jetta GT

2.0 litre

North America

411 words

8 comments

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Jetta GLS

2.0 4 cylinder

North America

407 words

I would not buy another VW due to reliability and maintenance issues

2 comments

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Jetta GLX

VR6

North America

392 words

Solid, fun, cheap and easy to work on... Very quick and German Fun

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Jetta GLS

North America

357 words

Nice looking car, but not worth the hassle

3 comments

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Jetta GT

2.0

North America

343 words

Premium price, inferior quality

4 comments

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Jetta GL

North America

338 words

A major disappointment

23 comments

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Jetta Trek

2.0L

North America

332 words

A poor man's BMW

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Jetta GT

2.0 4 cylinder

North America

327 words

97 Jetta with hesitations and more hesitations!!

6 comments

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Jetta GLX

VR6

North America

323 words

Expensive!!!

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Jetta GLX

VR6

North America

319 words

My Jetta GLX is a fantastic machine, but avoid the dealerships!

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Jetta GLS

1.4L

North America

316 words

Great engine and fun to drive, but everything else falls apart

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Jetta GLS

North America

303 words

A drain on your pocket

2 comments

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Jetta GL

North America

302 words

Hight cost lemon with major problems

6 comments

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Jetta GLS

North America

300 words

Great car to drive if you don't mind things that fall off or fall apart

5 comments

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Jetta GLS

2.0 liter 4 cylinder

North America

291 words

Cheap, reliable, no-frills transportation

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Jetta GLX

North America

290 words

Never want to give it up - ever!

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Jetta GLS

1.8

North America

267 words

VW should be ashamed to put their name on this piece of junk

1 comment

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Jetta GL

4 cylinder

North America

263 words

A decent starter car, reliable long-term, but expensive to repair and loses functionality of options

1 comment

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Jetta GL

2.0L 8v

North America

261 words

Excellent vehicle. Strong engine. Great performance with small modifications. Can't COMPLAINT!!

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Jetta

201

North America

239 words

Can somebody help me, I'm broke

1 comment

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Jetta GL

2.0 liter

North America

233 words

Reliable and fun to drive

1 comment

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Jetta GT

2.0 8v

North America

232 words

A small car with a lot of potential

2 comments

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Jetta TDI

1.9 turbo Direct Injection

North America

230 words

Best car ever.

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Jetta Trek

2 liter

North America

225 words

Great performance with bad electrical issues

1 comment

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Jetta GL

4.0

North America

224 words

Oh so many problems

3 comments

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Jetta GLX

V6

North America

222 words

I might drive this car to the moon, but it'll look like a dune buggy when it gets there

9 comments

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Jetta GL

North America

200 words

Help, someone died on the assembly line and my car has bad Karma or is possessed!

2 comments

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Jetta GL

4 cylinder.

North America

197 words

Fahrfer-rrific

1 comment

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Jetta GT

North America

192 words

Looks cool, but isn't.

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Jetta trek

2.0

North America

192 words

A great car for someone who needs a good reliable car

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Jetta GT

2.0

North America

192 words

Great car, definitely go with the GT version and if you can find the V6 go for it

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Jetta GLX

VR6

North America

185 words

Beautiful German Sports Sedan

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Jetta GLX

2.8L

North America

181 words

Hope you are well to do,or own a good set of metric tools, you will need them

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Jetta GT

2.0

North America

180 words

A mediocre project car

3 comments

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Jetta GT

North America

178 words

Watch out at 80,000 miles!

3 comments

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Jetta GLS

2.0L turbo

North America

163 words

Many aesthetic problems, but very fun to drive

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Jetta GLS

North America

161 words

Still has a lot of life left in her

1 comment

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Jetta GLS

2.0 Gasoline

North America

159 words

I love my Jetta, but wish there weren't so many problems

1 comment

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Jetta GLS

2.0

North America

154 words

Major source of non-farfegnugen

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Jetta GLS

4cyc

North America

153 words

Just eighty thousand miles of FUN

3 comments

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Jetta TDI

1.9 turbo diesel

North America

152 words

Buy this diesel!

3 comments

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Jetta

1.8 tdi

North America

152 words

Love the 1997 JetTD

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Jetta GT

2.0

North America

151 words

Absolutely Love this car and I will drive it till it falls out from under me!!!

2 comments

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Jetta TDI

1.9 turbo diesel

North America

151 words

Practical, not luxurious

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Jetta GL

2.0

North America

146 words

Not worth what you pay for

2 comments

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Jetta GL

2.0 gas

North America

145 words

I love this car and look forward to spending time in it every day

2 comments

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Jetta Jazz

2.0 4-Cylinder

North America

144 words

A great car, very few problems

1 comment

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Jetta GT

2.0

North America

143 words

Nothing but trouble..

5 comments

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Jetta GLS

2.0

North America

141 words

I would get another one

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Jetta GLS

2.0

UK and Ireland

137 words

The Czech built Bora (Jetta III in US) comes nowhere near its predecessor in build quality

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Jetta Trek

2.0

North America

135 words

The Jetta III's are fun, stylish, and relatively inexpensive to maintain

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Jetta TDI

1.9L diesel

North America

134 words

1 comment

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Jetta Jazz

2.0

North America

134 words

Biggest Waste of Money and Time

3 comments

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Jetta GLS

2.0

North America

129 words

A's all round

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Jetta GT

2.0

North America

126 words

A really cool ride

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Jetta GLS

2.0 litre

North America

126 words

Awesome car, Worth every Penny

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Jetta GT

2.0 inline 4

North America

123 words

Cheap, dependable, easy to maintain, but not so great performance

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Jetta GLS

2.0

North America

120 words

Great car with electronic problems

2 comments

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Jetta GT

2.0L

North America

118 words

What's up with the cigarette rocket launcher

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Jetta GL

2.0

North America

118 words

Cheap, reliable and fun

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Jetta GL

North America

118 words

Best car I've owned

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Jetta GL

2.0

North America

117 words

The perfect car to run into the ground

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Jetta GLS

2.0 Gasoline

North America

115 words

I am overall very pleased with the automobile

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Jetta Jazz

4-cyliner

North America

113 words

Mediocre at best

2 comments

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Jetta Trek

North America

110 words

I like it except for the minor quirky repairs needed

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Jetta GT

2L gas

North America

107 words

Fun

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Jetta Jazz

2.0L

North America

105 words

A reliable relatively inexpensive car

3 comments

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Jetta TDI

1.9 turbo diesel

North America

104 words

A plain old Jetta with a secret under the hood

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Jetta GLS

2.0L

North America

103 words

Overall, a very dependable car

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Jetta GT

2.0L

North America

102 words

Good engine, bad body!

3 comments

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Jetta GLS

North America

101 words

The engine is great, the accessories are disposable

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Jetta GT

2.0L

North America

99 words

A great car when it works, a nightmare when it comes to repairs and dealing with the VW dealer

2 comments

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Jetta Trek

2.0

North America

96 words

Fun reliable transportation

1 comment

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Jetta GL

2.0

North America

94 words

A true

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Jetta GT

2.0

North America

93 words

No good

3 comments

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Jetta GLS

2.0

North America

92 words

A modern BMW 2002

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Jetta GT

2.0 4 cylinder

North America

91 words

A great buy!

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Jetta GL

1.9 turbo diesel

North America

91 words

Great fuel economy!

2 comments

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Jetta TDI

TDI

North America

91 words

Avoid VW at all costs

2 comments

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Jetta TDI

1.9L turbo diesel

North America

89 words

An Excellent Buy! Affordable and Beautiful!

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Jetta JAZZ

2.0 liter 4 cylinder

North America

87 words

My reliable green box on wheels

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Jetta GT

2.0lt 8v

North America

86 words

Great car and Very affordable

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Jetta Jazz

2.0L

North America

86 words

Great car for someone who has some extra cash to sink into high performance parts

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Jetta GLS

2.0

North America

82 words

Almost legit

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Jetta GLS

2.0

North America

79 words

Good car!

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Jetta

North America

78 words

1997 was a LEMON year for the Jetta

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Jetta GT

2.0 8v 4 cylinder

North America

75 words

This is a great little car that has a playful personality!

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Jetta GT

2.0L

North America

71 words

Great first car fun to play with

2 comments

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Jetta TDI

1.9 turbo diesel

North America

69 words

Nice, comfortable and reliable automobile

2 comments

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Jetta GLX

2.8L VR6

North America

68 words

Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

2 comments

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Jetta GLS

121

North America

67 words

Lacks craftsmanship!!!

1 comment

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Jetta GT

2.0

North America

64 words

Quick and agile

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Jetta GL

2.0 litre

North America

60 words

Amazing, beautiful, fast

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Jetta GT

2.0

North America

58 words

This GT model is one of the best made

4 comments

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Jetta GT

5.0

North America

58 words

1997 Jetta GT not a real Contender!

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Jetta GT

2.0

North America

57 words

I love this car and would definatly buy another one

2 comments

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Jetta GT

2.0

North America

55 words

Good car, but at the price for parts you may as well drive a BMW

2 comments

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Jetta GLS

2.0

North America

40 words

Very bad

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Jetta GLS

2.0

North America

39 words

Better than average

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Jetta GT

2.0 8v

North America

36 words

My first project and love

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Jetta GLS

2.0

North America

35 words

Worth the buy!

1 comment

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Jetta TREK

2.0

North America

33 words

I love this car so much

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Jetta trek

North America

32 words

I love this car

1 comment

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Jetta GLX

vr6

North America

26 words

After 9 years, I still love this car

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Jetta GT

North America

24 words

A Reliable Automobile

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Jetta Jazz

2.0

North America

20 words

4 comments

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Jetta GLS

2.0

North America

20 words

I would buy another one

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Jetta TDi

1.9 turbo diesel

North America

10 words

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