2013 Volkswagen Jetta: MOT pass rate and reliability

70.7% of 2013 Volkswagen Jettas pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,050 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 99,442 miles.

How the 2013 compares

  • Against all Volkswagen Jettas (70.2%, 13,331 tests): +0.5 points
  • Against all 2013 cars (72.9%): -2.2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volkswagen Jetta model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2013 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Volkswagen Jetta:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2006 66.4% 1,405 134,484
2007 66.3% 2,030 134,389
2008 64.8% 1,545 128,082
2009 71.8% 1,053 114,928
2010 72% 654 113,585
2011 69.1% 908 115,361
2012 72.1% 1,151 112,771
2013 70.7% 1,050 99,442
2014 71.1% 977 94,327
2015 74.8% 1,126 82,858
2016 78.2% 770 74,267
2017 78.3% 350 61,727

What this means if you are buying a 2013 Jetta

The 2013 sits close to the Volkswagen Jetta average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 13-year-old car fails on

A 2013 car is 13 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta the average at test was 99,442 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2017 at 78.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 64.8%. That 13.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2013 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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