Volkswagen Jetta 1990
Cars aged 35 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
30.7% ±3.8 pp
M1 average at 35 years – 40.3%
n = 577 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
271,962 km
Percentiles · cars aged 35
p10 70k
p25 185k
p50 272k
p75 342k
p90 416k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 70,098 km |
| p25 | 185,126 km |
| p50 | 271,962 km |
| p75 | 342,242 km |
| p90 | 416,115 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Jetta 1990, n = 577
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.7% |
| Minor defects | 18.0% |
| Major defects | 62.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 6.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.30%
33.6% over the limit · n = 408
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.71 m⁻¹
58.3% over the limit · n = 144
What these numbers say
30.7% of 1990 Volkswagen Jetta cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 577), against an average of 40.3% for all 35-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 35-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 271,962 km, half of them between 185,126 km and 342,242 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 4 cars, 2.6% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.30% vol; 33.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate