Volkswagen Arteon 2018
Cars aged 7 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
91.1% ±2.6 pp
M1 average at 7 years – 72.3%
n = 481 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
148,574 km
Percentiles · cars aged 7
p10 100k
p25 117k
p50 149k
p75 175k
p90 218k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 99,939 km |
| p25 | 116,731 km |
| p50 | 148,574 km |
| p75 | 174,926 km |
| p90 | 218,080 km |
Inspection verdicts
Arteon 2018, n = 481
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 77.8% |
| Minor defects | 13.3% |
| Major defects | 8.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.0% over the limit · n = 89
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.0% over the limit · n = 98
What these numbers say
91.1% of 2018 Volkswagen Arteon cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 481), against an average of 72.3% for all 7-year-old M1 cars.
At 7 years old, a typical one now shows 148,574 km on the odometer; half of them read between 116,731 km and 174,926 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate