We had a 2012 Jetta prior to getting the 2021 Atlas. Had zero problems out of it, except the timing belt or chain went kaput at about 200K miles. Then in November some jackass t-boned my wife and totaled the Jetta, but that little car saved her life. Turns out the guy that hit her had the state minimum insurance, has no assets, etc. Anyways, long story short, we loved our freaking Jetta, and to be honest, we’re all surprised we got a good life out of it considering it was a rental car for about a year before we got it.