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Volkswagen JETTA - 2016

148.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Volkswagen JETTA, model year 2016. Sample size: 780 cars, 1,722 tests and 2,550 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 780 cars

The 2016 Volkswagen Jetta has an overall defect rate of 148 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average for the year at 151 per 100. Notably, the Jetta excels in steering, lights and electrics, and body/structure defects, with rates significantly lower than the average for these categories. However, it performs worse in the equipment category, showing a higher defect rate compared to other vehicles of the same year. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase with mileage, consistent with general patterns observed across various models. Overall, the Jetta presents a solid performance in several key areas while facing challenges in equipment reliability.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 780 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 3.2% better
75.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 74.1% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 18.0% better
12.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▲ 51.2% better
12.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 7.7% worse
171.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 29.7% better
6.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 51.5% worse
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 7.1% better
10.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 329 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: 437
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 241
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 207
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 193
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 155
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 95
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 74
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 58

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 14