Jetta

2014 · SE

Resale price

$6,750

5-yr depreciation

55%

Of original value, first five years

Yearly maintenance

$614

Parts and labour beyond oil and tyres

Combined MPG

EPA combined city and highway

Trouble-free miles

131,000

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 2014 model year median

Measure	This vehicle	Median	Difference
Resale price	$6,750	$7,250	−$500
5-yr depreciation	55%	55%	Even
Yearly maintenance	$614	$492	+$122
Combined MPG	31 mpg	31 mpg	Even
Trouble-free miles	131,000 mi	136,500 mi	−5,500 mi

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

Fun fact · 02

Toyota Corolla · 1998 — 2002

600,000+ miles

The car that outlived its own warranty twice

The last of the truly boxy Corollas is the high-mileage benchmark of the segment. Almost nothing on it is exotic: a plain 1.8-litre four, a four-speed automatic, and body panels that bolt on instead of being bonded into the structure. Documented examples in courier and taxi service pass 600,000 miles, and the failure that finally stops them is usually rust rather than the drivetrain.

What it is

1.8-litre 1ZZ-FE inline-four, 125 hp
Chain-driven cams, iron-liner alloy block
Four-speed automatic or five-speed manual
41 mpg highway with the five-speed