Used 2017 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T S 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 5M) Consumer Reviews
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Small (1.4) turbocharged VW sedan with a 5M
Buck, Roseville, CA, 09/04/2017
updated 12/16/2024
Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T S 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
65 of 69 people found this review helpful
This is the bottom of the VW line......but the top of the line for MPG. VW purchased (buyback program) my immensely competent (but EPA says incompetent) TDI. The Jetta S 5M seems a very good value - noting the end of the model year discounting. Test drive was positive. Purchased late August 2017 for less than my 1988 cost for an Acura Integra 4- cyl hatch. First refueling calc's 477.5 mostly city miles on about 12 gallons of RON 87. UPDATE: (08 March 2018). Odometer now reads 5509 and Fuelly dot com reports an average of 39.9 in 70/30 City/Highway use. Brakes, clutch and 5M shift synchros make for very smooth operation. I like the LED daytime running lights, the USB enables a small flash drive to store all the 6 CD music leftover following JSW TDI 6M buyback. Incidentally this 1.4 turbo out of door price was almost exactly one-half the new car OTD price of my 2013 TDI wagon. ADDITIONAL (Requested) UPDATE 08 September 2018..........Odometer now 12355. Fuelly now says 39.4 (40.1 last 10 fill-ups)........ No issues thus far. Update 6/20/2022; Odometer: 45505 Fuelly: 40.7. No issues since purchase!!
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21,000 mile report
ezshift5, Roseville, CA, 06/02/2019
Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T S 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
14 of 14 people found this review helpful
The initial cost was rock botton low due in part to VW's world- wise emissions situation. At $14,337 Cash OTD, I still had over 10 large to bank following VW's buyback of my 2013 JSW TDI. Car has had no issues since delivery. Fuelly indicates 39.9 MPG average for the 21k. Trunk is huge. Transmission and clutch are very easy to use. Brakes are effective with no fade or judder noted to date. I could do without the hard plastic interior and the non-VTEX seats - but again the price was right!!
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Roomy yet Small footprint, Fast yet Efficient
T.M. Kane, Leawood, KS, 01/20/2018
Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T S 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
39 of 42 people found this review helpful
I have a 1.4 liter manual - the cheapest car VW sells. I think it's a matter of taste. This car has a classic, form follows function, understated yet poised and handsome design while the Japanese are going to a transformers/exotica style school of design that appears juvenile to my eyes, nor do I think that it will age well. The Jetta is a compact with back seat legroom exceeding 38 inches - enough for even large adult passengers to be comfortable - which is nice if you occasionally drive coworkers or clients to lunch. It also has an enormous trunk space. I have the 1.4 bottom end but it has the same torque as the 1.8 top end. This car will go from 0 to 60mph in under 8 seconds - traditionally the very definition of a fast car (that's v-6 performance) yet it gets over 40mpg on the highway if you drive 70mpg or under, and in excess of 42mpg if you drive at 65mph or less. This quite simply is a car that exceeds the performance of its classification in all perimeters: interior/trunk size, acceleration and efficiency. It also has more cache than most other compacts. It neither looks nor drives like cheapo. I think buying the 1.8 liter is unnecessary. It cost more, gets slightly less gas mileage and has the same torque (pulling power/accelaration) which means its only real advantage comes if you are going to be routinely driving over 90mph. There might be a practical performance advantage if you buy the automatic, my is manual, but I'm not sure its worth the increased cost and loss in economy. This car was a remarkable achievement for VW. The interior is practical and handsome and logical but I'd prefer a more driver focused layout. Also the car came with nice steering wheel controls with a sophisticated and highly accurate cruise control that allows me to set my speed right at the maximum allowed for my long highway commute to work. My feeling, when I was shopping for a car was that the Jetta offered the most car and most substantial car for the money. Chevy actually has a competitive model. Mazda is the gold standard, but it is more crampt and has the transformer design, the Toyota is less crampt but less mpg and worse performance characteristics. Whenever I see a compact I think "that guy could have bought a Jetta", though if its a Mazda, I can understand, different taste and perhaps better quality - though I have had no quality issues, I have owned Japanese makes before and their quality reputation is well deserved in my opinion.
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Three and a half years, no issues
Pete, Carlsbad, CA, 07/19/2018
updated 01/21/2022
Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T S 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
14 of 16 people found this review helpful
Fun little car with spunk and great gas mileage- not unusual to average over 40 mpg on the highway. We have moved to the mountains in Colorado, lots of hills at altitude has dropped fuel mileage to around 34, at 8,500 feet that's pretty good! Plenty of power for the mountains as long as RPM stays above 1500. We've had it for four and a half years now and have put 35K miles on (not driving much - Covid) with no issues. Received 1st recall notice this month for fuel rail. 6 speed would be better but love the car. Very happy with purchase and experience. We sold this car in 2019 as we no longer needed it, no commute due to work from home.
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43,000 miles - 2017 Jetta S 1.4L 5M w/ no issues.
Buck Bacaw from Winters, Roseville, CA, 02/27/2022
Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T S 4dr Sedan (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Purchased late summer of 2017 - during the height of VW 's emissions issue. Fuel economy 41 MPG since new., Easy to drive with light clutch and manual transmission with smooth synchros. Huge trunk, comfortable seats and easy on tires:7/32 all around (new = 10/32.. No rattles, brakes are good: rotors, pads still original. Full IRS = fine handling!