Volkswagen Jetta — reliability by registration year
2006–2016 · 11 registration years · 10,335 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Jetta registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 691 | 71.1% | 75.5% | |
| 2015 | 1,017 | 71.6% | 74.5% | Pins and bushes (front) 18.7% |
| 2014 | 871 | 67.3% | 73.1% | Coil spring (front) 19.3% |
| 2013 | 933 | 65.4% | 69.6% | Pins and bushes (front) 18.6% |
| 2012 | 1,024 | 64.2% | 69.7% | Pins and bushes (front) 15.5% |
| 2011 | 772 | 64.0% | 69.0% | |
| 2010 | 545 | 66.8% | 72.1% | |
| 2009 | 828 | 62.4% | 69.4% | |
| 2008 | 1,184 | 59.7% | 66.6% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 14.5% |
| 2007 | 1,473 | 58.5% | 66.1% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 13.2% |
| 2006 | 997 | 57.8% | 66.2% |