2027 Volkswagen Jetta · Trim vs trim
2027 Volkswagen Jetta SE vs SEL: what's the difference?
The SEL costs $3,000 more. It starts at $29,995, and the SE at $26,995. The SEL adds a name-brand sound system, and a . It also changes the wheels, tires, seats, touchscreen and .
Our Jetta data has all five priced US 2027 Jetta S, Sport, SE, SEL and Jetta GLI Autobahn DSG factory variants, plus SE Black Wheels and GLI Black Package. It doesn't have paint/interior color combinations, , subscriptions, earlier and remaining 2026 GLI manual yet, so something missing from this page may still be offered.
What changes, as they come
| What | SE | SEL |
|---|---|---|
| Tire diameter | SE25.9″ | SEL26.0″ |
| Wheel size | SE17″ | SEL18″ |
| What | SE | SEL |
|---|---|---|
| Wheels | SE17-inch se alloy wheels | SEL18-inch sel alloy wheels |
| Tires | SE205/55 R17 all-season tires | SEL225/45 R18 all-season tires |
| Seats | SEPerforated CloudTex · heated power driver seat | SELVentilated Vienna leather · power driver seat with memory |
| Touchscreen | SE8-inch Composition Media touchscreen | SEL8-inch touchscreen with navigation |
| Gauge cluster | SE8-inch Digital Cockpit | SEL10.25-inch Digital Cockpit Pro |
| Audio | SESix-speaker audio | SELVW Premium Audio · eight speakers |
| What | SE | SEL |
|---|---|---|
| Ventilated front seats | SENot included | SELYes |
| Heated steering wheel | SENot included | SELYes |
| Driver-seat memory | SENot included | SELYes |
| 10-color interior ambient lighting | SENot included | SELYes |
| Heated rear outboard seats | SENot included | SELYes |
| Illuminated grille light bar | SENot included | SELYes |
The same on both: horsepower (158 hp), combined mpg (33 mpg), city mpg (29 mpg), highway mpg (40 mpg) and cargo behind the rear seats (14.1 cu ft).
More Jetta answers
- S vs Sport
- Sport vs SE
- SE vs SEL
- Sport vs GLI Autobahn
- SEL vs GLI Autobahn
- All-wheel drive
- A manual transmission
- The GLI powertrain
- The VAQ front limited-slip differential
- XDS cornering brake assistance
- DCC adaptive dampers
- A panoramic tilt/slide sunroof
- Heated front seats
- Ventilated front seats
- A heated steering wheel
- Heated rear outboard seats
- VW eight-speaker audio
- Wireless phone charging
- Remote engine start
- A surround-view camera
Build your own
Switch to the SE in the list to see what goes away, or add to either and watch the drawing change.
The SEL, as it comes
↑ The answerSEL
$29,995
SEL
$29,995
- MPG
- mpg
- ·
- Power
- hp
- ·
- Wheels
- ″
- ·
- Screen
- ″
- ·
- Combined mpg
- mpg
- 29 city · 40 highway
- Horsepower
- hp
- 1.5L EA211 turbo four-cylinder
- Wheel size
- ″
- 225/45R18
- Touchscreen
- ″
- 10.25″ instruments
- Curb weight
- lb
- Published base reference; options add weight
- Has Heated seats
- Has Ventilated seats
- Has Panoramic sunroof
- Has Heated wheel
- Has Premium audio
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Packages & options
What your options change
This is a stock SEL. Pick a package and every part it swaps shows up here, and in orange on the car.
- Has Heated seats
- Has Ventilated seats
- Has Panoramic sunroof
- Has Heated wheel
- Has Premium audio
- Engine
- 1.5L EA211 turbo four-cylinder
- Transmission
- 8-speed automatic with Tiptronic
- Drive
- Front-wheel drive only
- Torque
- 184 lb-ft
- Front differential
- Front differential with electronic brake assistance
- Suspension
- Sport suspension · strut front / torsion-beam rear
- Dampers
- Conventional passive dampers
- Tires
- 225/45 R18 all-season tires
- Seats
- Ventilated Vienna leather · power driver seat with memory
- Audio
- VW Premium Audio · eight speakers
- Trunk
- 14.1 cu ft · behind rear seats
- Rear legroom
- 37.4″
- Fuel
- VW EPA estimates based on regular unleaded
- Driver assistance
- IQ.DRIVE standard · hands-on supervision required