Volkswagen Jetta 1983
Cars aged 42 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
32.0% ±12.5 pp
M1 average at 42 years – 48.5%
n = 50 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
223,860 km
Percentiles · cars aged 42
p10 39k
p25 127k
p50 224k
p75 329k
p90 432k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 39,087 km |
| p25 | 127,170 km |
| p50 | 223,860 km |
| p75 | 328,976 km |
| p90 | 432,266 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Jetta 1983, n = 50
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.0% |
| Minor defects | 20.0% |
| Major defects | 56.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 12.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
No emission readings for this group.
What these numbers say
32.0% of 1983 Volkswagen Jetta cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 50), against an average of 48.5% for all 42-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 42-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 223,860 km, half of them between 127,170 km and 328,976 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate