Volkswagen Beetle 1981
Cars aged 44 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
50.0% ±16.8 pp
M1 average at 44 years – 51.3%
n = 30 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
59,173 km
Percentiles · cars aged 44
p10 11k
p25 28k
p50 59k
p75 89k
p90 178k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 10,879 km |
| p25 | 28,345 km |
| p50 | 59,173 km |
| p75 | 89,442 km |
| p90 | 177,999 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Beetle 1981, n = 30
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 36.7% |
| Minor defects | 13.3% |
| Major defects | 50.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
No emission readings for this group.
What these numbers say
50.0% of 1981 Volkswagen Beetle cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 30), against an average of 51.3% for all 44-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 44-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 59,173 km, half of them between 28,345 km and 89,442 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate