Volkswagen Beetle

Made 1900–2019 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)

First-time pass

47.8%

±1.1 pp

n = 7,431

Annual mileage (median)

7,083 km

km per year, between two inspections

Odometer inconsistencies

4.5%

cars whose reading dropped between inspections

Major or dangerous defects

52.2%

share of inspections with that verdict

n = 7,431

47.8% of Volkswagen Beetle cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,431, all years of manufacture). 880 Volkswagen Beetle cars are registered in Lithuania (0.1% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 24.4 years. Of the 13 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2014 do best (59.5%) and those made in 2004 worst (41.3%). A typical one covers 7,083 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval

Chart data: Volkswagen Beetle: Pass rate by year of manufacture
Year	First-time pass	95 % CI
1972	59.6%	45.3–72.4%
1973	50.0%	34.1–65.9%
1974	62.9%	46.3–76.8%
1981	50.0%	33.2–66.9%
1982	75.0%	58.9–86.3%
1983	53.4%	40.8–65.7%
1984	61.5%	45.9–75.1%
1998	42.2%	37.4–47.2%
1999	42.8%	40.7–44.9%
2000	45.4%	42.6–48.3%
2001	47.3%	43.5–51.0%
2002	42.4%	38.1–46.8%
2003	53.7%	48.7–58.5%
2004	41.3%	34.5–48.4%
2005	57.0%	48.8–64.9%
2006	50.9%	43.4–58.3%
2007	45.5%	36.5–54.8%
2008	40.0%	26.4–55.4%
2009	59.2%	45.3–71.8%
2012	58.2%	52.0–64.1%
2013	55.4%	49.2–61.5%
2014	59.5%	50.8–67.7%
2015	57.0%	46.4–66.9%
2016	45.6%	33.4–58.4%
2017	68.8%	51.4–82.1%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line

Chart data: Volkswagen Beetle: Mileage by age
Age	p25	p50	p75
3 yrs	21,437 km	34,090 km	53,930 km
4 yrs	32,866 km	47,347 km	78,875 km
5 yrs	37,819 km	54,602 km	78,703 km
6 yrs	50,233 km	73,252 km	109,379 km
7 yrs	56,428 km	82,799 km	110,147 km
8 yrs	71,748 km	106,562 km	150,250 km
9 yrs	75,010 km	107,168 km	146,949 km
10 yrs	95,313 km	130,235 km	170,643 km
11 yrs	102,161 km	134,114 km	174,087 km
12 yrs	117,118 km	162,528 km	207,266 km
13 yrs	126,629 km	171,471 km	208,283 km
14 yrs	140,396 km	177,529 km	229,386 km
15 yrs	159,793 km	197,200 km	236,347 km
16 yrs	165,258 km	203,887 km	241,563 km
17 yrs	175,665 km	218,697 km	257,361 km
18 yrs	181,778 km	216,033 km	258,570 km
19 yrs	188,604 km	234,683 km	274,066 km
20 yrs	193,810 km	229,437 km	276,108 km
21 yrs	206,576 km	248,280 km	287,617 km
22 yrs	205,673 km	242,624 km	293,299 km
23 yrs	213,319 km	257,192 km	297,918 km
24 yrs	214,328 km	254,871 km	303,045 km
25 yrs	225,624 km	272,486 km	308,953 km
26 yrs	207,295 km	253,338 km	303,384 km

CO (petrol, idle)

0.20%

21.9% over the limit · n = 3,659

Smoke opacity (diesel)

0.67 m⁻¹

22.7% over the limit · n = 3,413

Inspection verdicts

Volkswagen Beetle, n = 7,431

Chart data: Volkswagen Beetle: Inspection verdicts
	%
No defects	21.5%
Minor defects	26.2%
Major defects	50.8%
Dangerous defects	1.5%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01

Cars registered

880

allowed in traffic

Fleet share

0.1%

of registered passenger cars

Age of cars registered

24.4 yrs

median since first registration

Electric share

0.0%

battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered

Chart data: Volkswagen Beetle: Registered, Fuel mix
	%
Diesel	45.8%
Petrol	45.2%
Petrol + LPG	8.9%
Other	0.1%

Inspected

Chart data: Volkswagen Beetle: Inspected, Fuel mix
	%
Diesel	49.2%
Petrol	38.9%
Petrol + LPG	11.9%
Other	0.1%

Volkswagen Beetle: Fuel: registered vs inspected
Fuel	Registered	Inspected
Diesel	45.8%	49.2%
Petrol	45.2%	38.9%
Petrol + LPG	8.9%	11.9%
Other	0.1%	0.1%

Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.

By year of manufacture

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By year of manufacture
Year	n	First-time pass	Interval
2019	n = 7 · too few	—	—
2018	n = 20 · too few	—	—
2017	32	68.8%	51.4–82.1%
2016	57	45.6%	33.4–58.4%
2015	86	57.0%	46.4–66.9%
2014 full stats	126	59.5%	50.8–67.7%
2013 full stats	249	55.4%	49.2–61.5%
2012 full stats	251	58.2%	52.0–64.1%
2011	n = 25 · too few	—	—
2010	n = 13 · too few	—	—
2009	49	59.2%	45.3–71.8%
2008	40	40.0%	26.4–55.4%
2007 full stats	110	45.5%	36.5–54.8%
2006 full stats	169	50.9%	43.4–58.3%
2005 full stats	142	57.0%	48.8–64.9%
2004 full stats	189	41.3%	34.5–48.4%
2003 full stats	397	53.7%	48.7–58.5%
2002 full stats	493	42.4%	38.1–46.8%
2001 full stats	677	47.3%	43.5–51.0%
2000 full stats	1,182	45.4%	42.6–48.3%
1999 full stats	2,130	42.8%	40.7–44.9%
1998 full stats	391	42.2%	37.4–47.2%
1997	n = 11 · too few	—	—
1996	n = 20 · too few	—	—
1995	n = 6 · too few	—	—
1992	n = 6 · too few	—	—
1985	n = 11 · too few	—	—
1984	39	61.5%	45.9–75.1%
1983	58	53.4%	40.8–65.7%
1982	36	75.0%	58.9–86.3%
1981	30	50.0%	33.2–66.9%
1980	n = 1 · too few	—	—
1979	n = 15 · too few	—	—
1978	n = 20 · too few	—	—
1977	n = 16 · too few	—	—
1976	n = 8 · too few	—	—
1975	n = 5 · too few	—	—
1974	35	62.9%	46.3–76.8%
1973	34	50.0%	34.1–65.9%
1972	47	59.6%	45.3–72.4%
1971	n = 19 · too few	—	—
1970	n = 15 · too few	—	—
1969	n = 15 · too few	—	—
1968	n = 7 · too few	—	—
1967	n = 5 · too few	—	—
1966	n = 7 · too few	—	—
1965	n = 19 · too few	—	—
1963	n = 3 · too few	—	—
1957	n = 6 · too few	—	—
1956	n = 5 · too few	—	—
1954	n = 4 · too few	—	—
1900	n = 3 · too few	—	—

Volkswagen Beetle

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Mileage by age

Inspection verdicts

Registered fleet

Fuel: registered vs inspected

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