Volkswagen Jetta MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 69.7% of 15,446 MOT tests on the Volkswagen Jetta ended in a pass, 6.8 points below the 76.5% average for all cars.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Volkswagen Jetta MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 5218 tests | 80.7% | 45,000 · 31k to 57k |
| 6603 tests | 78.8% | 53,000 · 37k to 75k |
| 71,050 tests | 76.0% | 61,000 · 45k to 85k |
| 81,116 tests | 75.1% | 73,000 · 53k to 95k |
| 91,066 tests | 72.6% | 81,000 · 61k to 109k |
| 101,160 tests | 67.3% | 93,000 · 71k to 125k |
| 111,197 tests | 72.7% | 101,000 · 79k to 133k |
| 12844 tests | 69.4% | 107,000 · 83k to 135k |
| 13966 tests | 68.5% | 107,000 · 81k to 137k |
| 141,537 tests | 68.7% | 117,000 · 89k to 145k |
| 152,335 tests | 67.2% | 129,000 · 103k to 157k |
| 162,265 tests | 65.3% | 133,000 · 105k to 159k |
| 17911 tests | 62.7% | 131,000 · 105k to 161k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Volkswagen Jetta. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Jetta
The parts that come up most often in Volkswagen Jetta MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
Check a specific Jetta
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Volkswagen models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Volkswagen models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.