Volkswagen Jetta 1986
Cars aged 39 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
33.9% ±4.5 pp
M1 average at 39 years – 44.4%
n = 416 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
254,720 km
Percentiles · cars aged 39
p10 39k
p25 159k
p50 255k
p75 336k
p90 407k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 39,401 km |
| p25 | 159,227 km |
| p50 | 254,720 km |
| p75 | 336,000 km |
| p90 | 406,957 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Jetta 1986, n = 416
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 14.9% |
| Minor defects | 19.0% |
| Major defects | 62.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
7.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
47.0% over the limit · n = 249
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.24 m⁻¹
40.4% over the limit · n = 141
What these numbers say
33.9% of 1986 Volkswagen Jetta cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 416), against an average of 44.4% for all 39-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 39-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 254,720 km, half of them between 159,227 km and 336,000 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 8 cars, 7.3% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 47.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate