The Volkswagen brand has always interested me since my friends and family have owned these cars, and since I've seen firsthand how Volkswagens are manufactured. The Jetta interested me because it looked cute, professional enough, and in my opinion, drove better than its comparable (the Chevy Cruise). After buying the car, I remained mostly happy with it. It has vinyl seats, the interior does not look cheep, and the car drives really well. The 37 miles-per-gallon is a big plus. Some complaints I've had against the car are the Diesel scandal (since I have the TDi, this may increasingly be an issue for me). Additionally, due to very poor communication and a mistake front the dealership, my transmission was not cared for and required a replacement in 2 years. The Bluetooth unexpectedly died in 1-1/2 years. All in all, the car is a good one, especially when it's new. I will probably sell it in the next year because I do not want to deal with the stereotypically expensive repairs of a middle-aged or older German car.

I like the reliability of the vehicle in general, while it's only the base model it still performs extremely well in comparison to other lower-level cars. The performance of the car is similar to a sports-car. I have no issues with the get-up and go factor when getting on the freeway and can very easily find myself speeding if I am not paying careful attention to the speedometer.