Jetta

2010 · S

Resale price

$4,700

5-yr depreciation

61%

Of original value, first five years

Yearly maintenance

$655

Parts and labour beyond oil and tyres

Combined MPG

EPA combined city and highway

Trouble-free miles

120,000

Before a first repair above $500

Known issues

Timing chain tensioner failure (2008-2013); water pump and coil pack faults.

Where it is made

Final assembly · Puebla, Mexico

Country of origin

Germany

Home market of Volkswagen, the brand that designs and engineers this car.

Parts from Germany

35%

Share of the car's parts content sourced in Germany.

Made in the USA

10%

parts

assembly

Finished outside the US; the figure above is US-sourced parts only.

Against the 2010 model year median

Measure	This vehicle	Median	Difference
Resale price	$4,700	$5,050	−$350
5-yr depreciation	61%	61%	Even
Yearly maintenance	$655	$511	+$144
Combined MPG	30 mpg	30 mpg	Even
Trouble-free miles	120,000 mi	125,500 mi	−5,500 mi

Long-haul file · ten years old, half a million miles

Fun fact · 01

Honda Civic · 2006 — 2011

500,000+ miles

Half a million miles on the original engine

The eighth-generation Civic was engineered for distance. Its 1.8-litre R18 runs a timing chain instead of a belt, so there is no scheduled replacement, and the aluminium block is sleeved so it can be honed rather than scrapped. High-mileage registries list several of these cars past 500,000 miles with the factory engine, transmission and suspension bushings still in place — the wear items are the same ones a 100,000-mile car needs.

What it is

1.8-litre SOHC i-VTEC inline-four, 140 hp
Chain-driven cams — no timing belt service
Five-speed manual or five-speed automatic
36 mpg highway from a 1,200 kg body