Factory build sheet
2011 Volkswagen Jetta SEL, TDI
Build 3VWLX7AJ-B · 2.5L 5cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 3VWLX7AJ and position 10 reads B. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Jetta whose VIN starts 3VWLX7AJ and carries B in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,581 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,581 known VINs
- 11 listed for sale now
This configuration is identical to 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SEL, TDI 2.5L 5cyl Sedan (1,626 vehicles). That page carries the full record.
Factory specification
As filed by Volkswagen with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2.5 L
- Cylinders
- 5
- Engine manufacturer
- Volkswagen
- Horsepower
- 170 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Automatic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- VOLKSWAGEN DE MEXICO SA DE CV
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$5,995 median asking price · 12 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 12 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Volkswagen used the VIN pattern 3VWLX7AJ for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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2011 You are here code B $5,995
- 2012 SEL, TDI 2.5L 5cyl Sedan · 818 vehicles code C $7,999
- 2013 Highline 2.5L 5cyl Sedan · 667 vehicles code D
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 3VW | VOLKSWAGEN DE MEXICO SA DE CV · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | LX7AJ | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | B | Model year — 2011 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
11 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2011 Jetta. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
1,581 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 3VWLX7AJ-B shares the specification above.
- 1,581 Known VINs
- 11 Listed for sale now
- 12 Priced listings
- $5,995 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Jetta, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2011 SEL, TDI 2.5L 5-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,626 vehicles · $6,996 median
- 2012 Jetta, S 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 1,625 vehicles · $8,900 median
- 2012 Jetta, S 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 5,155 vehicles · $6,399 median
- 2012 GLI 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 403 vehicles · $6,540 median
- 2012 GLI 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 430 vehicles · $6,900 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 12 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 1,581 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.