I have a 2011 Jetta closing in on 50,000 miles. Outside of the VW warranty ending at 36,000 miles, I've had to do a maintenance at 40,000 that was about $550. I was kind of bummed that it was so much and to be honest, I don't know how that is compared to other vehicles. And just before the 36,000 mark I had to get something looked at and repair that would have cost me $380, I think, had I not had that warranty.
Luckily for me, I have a handful of dealers within reasonable driving distance to get service and repairs done. I think this is because we have a VW credit call center in the area and a lot of their employees have VWs.
For the 40,000 mile one, I actually called around for estimates which varied between the $550 and $800.
At least they said the next ones won't be too much, the next big one is the 85,000 I think.