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Volkswagen Jetta Saloon (2011-2018) boot space, practicality and safety

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Practicality rating: 4.5 out of 54.5

Written by Chris Ebbs Published: 6 June 2019

Despite being lighter than the previous model, Volkswagen claims that this version is actually safer, although it hasn’t been tested by Euro NCAP. Buyers get six airbags as standard including driver and front passenger, side airbags in the front and curtain airbags in the front and rear. Stability control is standard and comes with trailer stabilisation and counter-steering support which helps to keep the car in a straight line when breaking heavily.

It also gets ABS, anti-slip regulation (ASR) and electronic locking differential (EDS).

Despite the boot space being slightly smaller than its predecessor at 510 litres (the previous generation Jetta had 527 litres), it still has a huge amount of load-lugging space and is only 55 litres off the Passat Saloon. Bearing this in mind the Jetta makes absolute sense as a cheaper alternative to the larger saloon. The rear seats split 60:40 to make things even more practical.

However, the centre seat belt is attached to a bar behind the rear seats. This means it can’t be moved and could get in the way of larger items that you try to place in the back. As before there is plenty of stowage space available with generously sized door pockets and decent sized storage in the armrest in the front.

Euro NCAP rating

Overall NCAP safety rating 5 out of 5
Year tested: 2011
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Adult Occupant: 94%
Child Occupant: 86%
Vulnerable Road User: 56%
Safety Assist: 71%

Equipment and options

Each trim level will have different equipment offerings.
Basic equipment (22)
  • 3x3 point rear seat belts
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Electric mirrors
  • Front electric windows
  • Heated mirrors
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Isofix child seat anchor points
  • PAS
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Rear electric windows
  • Remote locking
  • Service indicator
  • Side airbags
  • Steering wheel rake adjustment
  • Steering wheel reach adjustment
  • Traction control
Standard Equipment
Optional Equipment
GT Standard Equipment (5)
  • Alloy wheels
  • Cruise control
  • Front fog lights
  • Lumbar support
  • Space saver spare wheel
GT Optional Equipment
  • n/a
Limited Edition Standard Equipment (9)
  • Alloy wheels
  • Climate control
  • Cruise control
  • Front fog lights
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Lumbar support
  • Metallic Paint
  • Parking sensors
  • Sat Nav
Limited Edition Optional Equipment (1)
  • Space saver spare wheel
S Standard Equipment (2)
  • Folding rear seats
  • Steel wheels
S Optional Equipment (3)
  • Climate control
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Space saver spare wheel
SE Standard Equipment (3)
  • Alloy wheels
  • Cruise control
  • Lumbar support
SE Optional Equipment (3)
  • Climate control
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Space saver spare wheel
Sport Standard Equipment (6)
  • Alloy wheels
  • Climate control
  • Cruise control
  • Front fog lights
  • Headlight washers
  • Lumbar support
Sport Optional Equipment (2)
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Space saver spare wheel

Dimensions

Length 4644mm - 4659mm
Width 2020mm
Height 1482mm
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