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Volkswagen JETTA - 2013

209.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen JETTA, model year 2013. Sample size: 1,083 cars, 2,335 tests and 4,900 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,083 cars

The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta has an overall defect rate of 210 per 100 vehicles, which is 4% lower than the average car from the same year. The Jetta shows higher defect rates as mileage increases, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where it reaches 362 defects per 100 vehicles. Notably, the Jetta excels in areas such as steering, where it has significantly fewer defects than the average, and also performs better in lights and electrics, body structure, equipment, and other categories. There are no standout categories where the Jetta performs worse than average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,083 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 4.0% better
94.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 80.6% better
2.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Excessive roughness in operation of steering
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 16.1% better
15.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▲ 48.3% better
25.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
  • Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 16.6% worse
256.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 26.5% better
14.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 26.9% better
3.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
  • Audible warning:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 62.8% better
7.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 379 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 787
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 422
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 420
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 410
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 273
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 271
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 209
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 154
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 148
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 95

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 209
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 154
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 58
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Parking brake inoperative on one side, or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line
FAIL
Occurrences: 39
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 27