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in Affordable Compact Wagons

Based on analysis of 11 Jetta-SportWagen reviews and test drives.

MSRP: $19,075 - $27,165
Invoice: $18,400 - $25,392
MPG: 21 City / 30 Hwy
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U.S.News Scores

Overall:8.6
Performance:8.7
Exterior:7.5
Interior:7.7
Safety:9.4
Reliability:5.0
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Exterior - What the Auto Press Says

Critics find little to gripe about with regards to the exterior. It is appealing enough, especially in a class not known for stunners.

  • "Volkswagen employs nice styling on the SportWagen, with gracefully curving exterior lines." -- CNET
  • "...the indistinctness of the Jetta is mostly inoffensive and in SportWagen form the car loses the dorky symmetrical greenhouse for a slightly angled beltline that finishes with a thick pillar a la Cayenne. If you're into the sort of thing." -- Jalopnik
  • "You could never really call the Jetta Wagon pretty, but I think a lot of people will find the new one tasteful." -- Automobile.com
  • "The new Jetta wagon has a familiar face but an unfamiliar rump. I expected the taillights to use the same circular motif found in the Jetta sedan, but the SportWagen's back end looks more like my '96 Honda wagon than anything else." -- About.com
Review Last Updated: 5/9/09