Volkswagen Jetta reliability and MOT data

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Volkswagen

Model: Jetta

Model reliability rank
49
MOT-based rank from 106,520 selected-period tests.
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Overall MOT pass rate
73.7%
Share of this model's 106,520 selected-period MOT tests that pass.
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Efficiency, emissions & tax
Average MPG
62.8 mpg
CO2 emission
118 g/km
Euro emissions
Euro 6
Tax cost
£35/yr
Average vehicle miles
129,008
Solid average mileage for this model.
Life expectancy miles
130,435
Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.
Average vehicle age
14.9
Comfortable mid-life age pattern.
Market share
0.03%
0.03% share within the active represented vehicle pool.
Vehicles represented
11,488
11,461 valid MOT, 27 under 3 years.
Tests analysed
106,520
106,520 MOT tests in the selected period.
Rarity ranking
Based on Make & Model
Scarce
11,488On the road
Insight summary

Volkswagen Jetta is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 11,488 represented vehicles and 0.03% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 73.7% from 106,520 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 49. The current pool shows an average of 129,008 miles and an average age of 14.9 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 130,435 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, parking brake and coil springs. The practical read is that the Volkswagen Jetta looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)
FuelVehicles
DIESEL9,617
PETROL1,863
OTHER7
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)1
DIESEL83.7%9,617 vehicles
Euro NCAP Safety
No NCAP tests found for this model.
Top 25 most common defects (by model)
DefectCount
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))1,985
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))1,611
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1,582
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))1,553
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))1,379
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1,220
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1,082
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1,047
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))1,021
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))954
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))868
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))866
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))851
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))832
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))810
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))790
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))765
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))751
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))739
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))737
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))729
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))725
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))695
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))640
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))637
All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 24,869 defects across this top 25 set
01
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
8.0% of displayed top 25
1,985
02
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
6.5% of displayed top 25
1,611
03
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
6.4% of displayed top 25
1,582
04
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
6.2% of displayed top 25
1,553
05
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
5.5% of displayed top 25
1,379
06
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
4.9% of displayed top 25
1,220
07
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))
4.4% of displayed top 25
1,082
08
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
4.2% of displayed top 25
1,047
09
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
4.1% of displayed top 25
1,021
10
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))
3.8% of displayed top 25
954
11
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
3.5% of displayed top 25
868
12
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
3.5% of displayed top 25
866
13
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))
3.4% of displayed top 25
851
14
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))
3.3% of displayed top 25
832
15
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
3.3% of displayed top 25
810
16
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
3.2% of displayed top 25
790
17
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))
3.1% of displayed top 25
765
18
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
3.0% of displayed top 25
751
19
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
3.0% of displayed top 25
739
20
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
3.0% of displayed top 25
737
21
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
2.9% of displayed top 25
729
22
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
2.9% of displayed top 25
725
23
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
2.8% of displayed top 25
695
24
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))
2.6% of displayed top 25
640
25
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))
2.6% of displayed top 25
637