Volkswagen Jerba
Registered from 2017 to 2019.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2018 2.0 diesel. 9 of 50 tests failed, 18%.
Better than 4% of 2018 cars. The typical one fails 10%, across 966 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 89% | 8 |
| Lights and electrics | 11% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
Where it stands out against its peers
- Suspension: failed more often than 99% of 2018 cars — 89% of its 9 failed tests, where an ordinary 2018 car has 12%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 89% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- Lights and electrics — 11% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning