Volkswagen Jetta 1985
Cars aged 40 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
30.1% ±5.6 pp
M1 average at 40 years – 48.5%
n = 259 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
246,835 km
Percentiles · cars aged 40
p10 45k
p25 124k
p50 247k
p75 359k
p90 423k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 45,437 km |
| p25 | 124,235 km |
| p50 | 246,835 km |
| p75 | 358,972 km |
| p90 | 423,366 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Jetta 1985, n = 259
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.6% |
| Minor defects | 13.5% |
| Major defects | 64.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 5.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
13.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
44.1% over the limit · n = 179
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.48 m⁻¹
49.2% over the limit · n = 63
What these numbers say
30.1% of 1985 Volkswagen Jetta cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 259), against an average of 48.5% for all 40-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 40-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 246,835 km, half of them between 124,235 km and 358,972 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 9 cars, 13.2% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 44.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate