Explore the comprehensive list of OBD-II parameters supported for the Volkswagen Jetta. This includes real-time data for engine performance, fuel efficiency, and diagnostic trouble codes. Sidecar provides access to these PIDs to help you monitor your vehicle's health.
54,716 miles driven
84 drivers
Year |
Overall |
Fuel |
Speed |
Range |
Odom |
Tires |
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1984-2004 |
Tester needed |
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2005-2009 |
Tester needed |
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2010-2026 |
Tester needed |
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Legend
Vehicle is fully onboarded.
Feature is supported via OBD. Requires a connected OBD-II scanner.
Feature is supported via Connected Accounts (Beta).
General support
Sidecar supports the SAEJ1979 OBD-II standard for vehicles produced in the USA since 1996 and vehicles worldwide in the 2000’s. For vehicles that support OBD-II — typically combustion and hybrid vehicles — this enables out-of-the-box support for odometer, speed, fuel tank levels, and 100s of other parameters.
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Parameter support by model year
Battery
| Parameter | 1988-2015 | 2016 | 2017-2018 | 2019-2020 | 2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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Battery internal resistance (scalar)
JETTA_SSB_RES_INT
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
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Battery sensor temperature (celsius)
JETTA_BAT_T
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✓ | ||||||||
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Control module voltage (volts)
JETTA_VPWR
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Ecall battery charge level (percent)
JETTA_ECALL_BATTERY_CHARGE_LEVEL
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Ecall battery charge status (scalar)
JETTA_ECALL_BATTERY_CHARGE_STATUS
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Start/stop battery charge (ampereHours)
JETTA_SSB_AH
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Start/stop battery current (amps)
JETTA_SSB_C
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Start/stop battery sensor temperature (celsius)
JETTA_SSB_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Start/stop battery state of charge (percent)
JETTA_SSB_SOC
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Start/stop battery target voltage (volts)
JETTA_SSB_VT
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Start/stop battery total charge (ampereHours)
JETTA_SSB_TOTAL_CHARGE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Start/stop battery total discharge (ampereHours)
JETTA_SSB_TOTAL_DISCHARGE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Start/stop battery voltage (volts)
JETTA_SSB_V_REST
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Start/stop battery voltage (volts)
JETTA_SSB_V
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Climate
| Parameter | 1988-2012 | 2013-2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026 |
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A/C clutch (scalar)
JETTA_AC_CLUTCH
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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A/C compressor load (newtonMeters)
JETTA_AC_COMPRESSOR_LOAD
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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A/C compressor power consumption (kilowatts)
JETTA_AC_COMPRESSOR_POWER_CONSUMPTION
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A/C compressor speed (rpm)
JETTA_AC_COMPRESSOR_SPEED
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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A/C compressor torque, requested (newtonMeters)
JETTA_AC_COMP_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Air pollution level (scalar)
JETTA_AIR_POLUTION
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
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Ambient air temperature (celsius)
JETTA_AAT
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
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Cabin humidity (percent)
JETTA_CABIN_HUMIDITY
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Cabin temperature (celsius)
JETTA_IAT_CABIN
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Front left deflector temperature (celsius)
JETTA_FRONT_LEFT_DEFLECTOR_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Front left temperature flap actual value (percent)
JETTA_FRONT_LEFT_T_FLAP_ACTUAL_VALUE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Front right deflector temperature (celsius)
JETTA_FRONT_RIGHT_DEFLECTOR_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Front right temperature flap actual value (percent)
JETTA_FRONT_RIGHT_T_FLAP_ACTUAL_VALUE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Leg deflector temperature (celsius)
JETTA_LEG_DEFLECTOR_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Outside temperature, from cabin (celsius)
JETTA_AAT_FROMCABIN
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Radiator fan actual duty (percent)
JETTA_RADIATOR_FAN_ACTUAL_DUTY
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Radiator fan commanded duty (percent)
JETTA_RADIATOR_FAN_COMMANDED_DUTY
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Rear deflector temperature (celsius)
JETTA_REAR_DEFLECTOR_T
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Refrigerant pressure (bars)
JETTA_REFRIGERANT_PRESSURE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Temperature after evaporator (celsius)
JETTA_T_AFTER_EVAPORATOR
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
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Windshield temperature (celsius)
JETTA_WINDSHIELD_T
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Clocks
| Parameter | 1988-2015 | 2016 | 2017-2018 | 2019-2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026 |
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Time since engine start (seconds)
JETTA_RUNTM
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Control
| Parameter | 1988-2018 | 2019 | 2020-2026 |
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Counter steer support (offon)
JETTA_CSTEER
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✓ | ||
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Counter steer support, odometer (kilometers)
JETTA_CSTEER_ODO_LAST_ACTIVATED
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✓ | ||
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Counter steer support, steering torque (newtonMeters)
JETTA_CSTEER_STEERING_TORQUE
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✓ |
DTCs
| Parameter | 1988-2015 | 2016 | 2017-2018 | 2019-2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026 |
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Distance traveled since diagnostic trouble codes cleared (kilometers)
JETTA_CLR_DIST
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Distance traveled while mil was activated (kilometers)
JETTA_MIL_DIST
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Number of warm-ups since diagnostic trouble codes cleared (scalar)
JETTA_WARM_UPS
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
ECU
| Parameter | 1988-2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026 |
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Misfires, cylinder 2 (scalar)
JETTA_MISFIRES__CYL__2
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Misfires, cylinder 4 (scalar)
JETTA_MISFIRES__CYL__4
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Oil thermal wear (kilometers)
JETTA_OIL_THERMAL_WEAR
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Torque converter slip (rpm)
JETTA_TORQUE_CONVERTER_SLIP
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✓ | ✓ |
Engine
| Parameter | 1988-2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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Ambient air temperature, v1 (fahrenheit)
JETTA_AAT_V1
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
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Automatic transmission fluid temperature, lifetime max (celsius)
JETTA_ATF_MAX
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
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Cabin temperature (celsius)
JETTA_IAT
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Catalyst temperature, calculated (celsius)
JETTA_CAT_T_CALC
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Coolant temperature at radiator outlet (celsius)
JETTA_COOLANT_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Engine oil temperature (celsius)
JETTA_EOT
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Engine oil temperature, calculated (celsius)
JETTA_EOT_CALC
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Engine torque (newtonMeters)
JETTA_ENGINE_TORQUE__AT
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Exhaust gas temperature before catalyst (celsius)
JETTA_EXHAUST_GAS_T_BEFORE_CATALYST
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Misfires / 1000 revolutions, cylinder 1 (scalar)
JETTA_MISFIRES_1000REV_C1
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Misfires / 1000 revolutions, cylinder 2 (scalar)
JETTA_MISFIRES_1000REV_C2
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Misfires / 1000 revolutions, cylinder 3 (scalar)
JETTA_MISFIRES_1000REV_C3
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Misfires / 1000 revolutions, cylinder 4 (scalar)
JETTA_MISFIRES_1000REV_C4
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Misfires total (scalar)
JETTA_MISFIRES_TOTAL
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Misfires, cylinder 1 (scalar)
JETTA_MISFIRES_C1
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Misfires, cylinder 3 (scalar)
JETTA_MISFIRES_C3
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Nozzle heater active (scalar)
JETTA_NOZZLES_HEATER_ACTIVE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Fluids
| Parameter | 1988-2015 | 2016 | 2017-2018 | 2019-2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026 |
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Automatic transmission fluid temperature (celsius)
JETTA_ATF_T
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Oil level (centimeters)
JETTA_OIL_LEVEL
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Oil level warning threshold (centimeters)
JETTA_OIL_LEVEL_WARN
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Oil level, critical (centimeters)
JETTA_OIL_CRIT
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✓ | ✓ |
Fuel
| Parameter | 1988-2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026 |
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Average fuel consumption (liters)
JETTA_FUEL_USE_AVG
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Fuel level input (liters)
JETTA_FLI
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Fuel level input, v1 (liters)
JETTA_FUEL_LEVEL_INPUT_V1
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Fuel level input, v2 (liters)
JETTA_FUEL_LEVEL_INPUT_V2
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GPS
| Parameter | 1988-2013 | 2014 | 2015-2019 | 2020-2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026 |
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Satellites, tracked (scalar)
JETTA_GPS_SATS_TRACKED
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Satellites, visible (scalar)
JETTA_GPS_SATS_VISIBLE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Movement
| Parameter | 1988-2015 | 2016 | 2017-2018 | 2019 | 2020-2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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Front left wheel speed (kilometersPerHour)
JETTA_FL_VSS
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✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Front right wheel speed (kilometersPerHour)
JETTA_FR_VSS
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✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Rear left wheel speed (kilometersPerHour)
JETTA_RL_VSS
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✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Rear right wheel speed (kilometersPerHour)
JETTA_RR_VSS
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✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Vehicle speed (kilometersPerHour)
JETTA_VSS
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Orientation
| Parameter | 1988-2018 | 2019 | 2020-2026 |
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Hill descent control (offon)
JETTA_HDC_ACTIVE
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✓ | ||
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Hill descent control, incline (percent)
JETTA_HDC_INCLINE
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✓ |
Stats
| Parameter | 1988-2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017-2018 | 2019-2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026 |
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Crashes, driver side (scalar)
JETTA_CRASH_DRVR
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
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Crashes, front (scalar)
JETTA_CRASH_FRONT
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
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Crashes, passenger side (scalar)
JETTA_CRASH_PASS
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
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Crashes, rear (scalar)
JETTA_CRASH_REAR
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
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Rollovers (scalar)
JETTA_ROLLOVER
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Tires
| Parameter | 1988-2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026 |
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Air gab vacuum sensor (unknown)
JETTA_AIR_GAB_VACUUM_SENSOR
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✓ | ||||||
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Brake disk drying (offon)
JETTA_BRAKE_DISK_DRYING
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✓ | ||||||
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Brake pressure sensor (bars)
JETTA_BRAKE_PRESSURE_SENSOR
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✓ | ||||||
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Electronic differential lock: active (offon)
JETTA_EDIFF_LOCK_ACTIVE
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✓ | ||||||
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Front left brake temperature (celsius)
JETTA_EDIFF_LOCK_FL_BRAKE_T
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✓ | ||||||
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Front left flat tire flat? (scalar)
JETTA_TPMS_FL_FLAT_TIRE
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✓ | ||||||
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Front left tire pressure diffusion (scalar)
JETTA_TPMS_FL_TP_DIFFUSION
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✓ | ||||||
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Front right brake temperature (celsius)
JETTA_EDIFF_LOCK_FR_BRAKE_T
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✓ | ||||||
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Front right flat tire flat? (scalar)
JETTA_TPMS_FR_FLAT_TIRE
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✓ | ||||||
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Front right tire pressure diffusion (scalar)
JETTA_TPMS_FR_TP_DIFFUSION
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✓ | ||||||
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Hydraulic brake booster (offon)
JETTA_HYDR_BRAKEBOOST
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Odometer, four adaptations ago (kilometers)
JETTA_TPMS_ODO_FOUR_ADAPTATIONS_AGO
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✓ | ||||||
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Odometer, fourth-to-last warning (kilometers)
JETTA_TPMS_ODO_FOURTH_TO_LAST_WARN
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✓ | ||||||
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Odometer, last adaptation (kilometers)
JETTA_TPMS_ODO_LAST_ADAPTATION
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✓ | ||||||
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Odometer, last warning (kilometers)
JETTA_TPMS_ODO_LAST_WARN
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✓ | ||||||
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Odometer, next-to-last warning (kilometers)
JETTA_TPMS_ODO_NEXT_TO_LAST_WARN
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✓ | ||||||
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Odometer, third-to-last warning (kilometers)
JETTA_TPMS_ODO_THIRD_TO_LAST_WARN
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✓ | ||||||
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Odometer, three adaptations ago (kilometers)
JETTA_TPMS_ODO_THREE_ADAPTATIONS_AGO
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✓ | ||||||
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Odometer, two adaptations ago (kilometers)
JETTA_TPMS_ODO_TWO_ADAPTATIONS_AGO
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✓ | ||||||
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Rear left brake temperature (celsius)
JETTA_EDIFF_LOCK_RL_BRAKE_T
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✓ | ||||||
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Rear left flat tire flat? (scalar)
JETTA_TPMS_RL_FLAT_TIRE
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✓ | ||||||
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Rear left tire pressure diffusion (scalar)
JETTA_TPMS_RL_TP_DIFFUSION
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✓ | ||||||
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Rear right brake temperature (celsius)
JETTA_EDIFF_LOCK_RR_BRAKE_T
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✓ | ||||||
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Rear right flat tire flat?r (scalar)
JETTA_TPMS_RR_FLAT_TIRE
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✓ | ||||||
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Rear right tire pressure diffusion (scalar)
JETTA_TPMS_RR_TP_DIFFUSION
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✓ | ||||||
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Steering wheel angle (degrees)
JETTA_STEER_WHEEL_ANGLE
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Steering wheel angle (degrees)
JETTA_STEER_WHEEL_ANGLE_ABS
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✓ | ||||||
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Tire pressure monitoring system available (noyes)
JETTA_TPMS
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✓ |
Transmission
| Parameter | 1988-2015 | 2016 | 2017-2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026 |
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Automatic transmission input speed (rpm)
JETTA_AT_INPUT_SPEED
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✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Automatic transmission output speed (rpm)
JETTA_AT_OUTPUT_SPEED
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✓ | ✓ | |||||||
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Current gear
JETTA_GEAR
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Engine torque during transmission (newtonMeters)
JETTA_SPEC_TORQUE_TRANSINT
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Gear (scalar)
JETTA_GEAR_V2
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Trips
| Parameter | 1988-2015 | 2016 | 2017-2018 | 2019 | 2020-2021 | 2022-2023 | 2024-2025 | 2026 |
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Distance since brake disk drying activated (kilometers)
JETTA_BRAKE_DISK_DRYING_ODO
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✓ | |||||||
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Distance to empty (kilometers)
JETTA_DTE
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Odometer (kilometers)
JETTA_ODO
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
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Odometer (kilometers)
JETTA_ODO_V2
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Odometer (kilometers)
JETTA_ODO_V1
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✓ | ✓ | ||||||
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Odometer, dashboard (kilometers)
JETTA_ODO_DASH
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Odometer, high resolution (kilometers)
JETTA_ODO_HD
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✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |