Volkswagen Jetta 2012
Cars aged 13 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
68.2% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 13 years – 51.7%
n = 2,462 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
243,277 km
Percentiles · cars aged 13
p10 146k
p25 175k
p50 243k
p75 301k
p90 324k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 145,524 km |
| p25 | 174,897 km |
| p50 | 243,277 km |
| p75 | 300,786 km |
| p90 | 324,082 km |
Inspection verdicts
Jetta 2012, n = 2,462
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 45.3% |
| Minor defects | 22.9% |
| Major defects | 31.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.2% over the limit · n = 1,061
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.1% over the limit · n = 1,353
What these numbers say
68.2% of 2012 Volkswagen Jetta cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,462), against an average of 51.7% for all 13-year-old M1 cars.
At 13 years old, a typical one now shows 243,277 km on the odometer; half of them read between 174,897 km and 300,786 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 25 cars, 4.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate