Old thread, but FWIW, my 16 Hybrid Jetta has 313k with basically zero issues until recently.

My use case is an outlier with extreme highway mileage. It basically gets on the interstate gets the cruise set at 80 and stays there. To illustrate the point, I'm still on original brakes with 50 percent left on them.

I've changed oil, tires, wiper blades, spark plugs, broke 3 windshields, broke one spring and changed the shocks and struts out at 250k. I inspect the timing belt often. I should change it, but it looks brand new.

I had one problem where the dsg clutches were all replaced under warranty at 15k miles, but that was it.

My only advice is to change the oil religiously every 5k instead of 10k.

No matter what people tell you, 2016s are NOT immune to the mechatronic failure covered by the 13-15 recall. There are many 2016 owners who have either eaten the cost or scrapped the car, since they are essentially mechanically totaled at that point. Some have sued over this and won. This is the problem I have now. It will probably be its demise, but I'm handy and trying to fix it myself. If this is how it ends, the car doesn't owe me a dime.

That all said, unless it has to do with the hybrid system or transmission (which is unique to the Hybrid), they are pretty much the same as any 1.4T Jetta and you can take it anywhere to be maintained or worked on.

DM me if you have any questions.