Volkswagen Beetle 1982
Cars aged 43 · 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
75.0% ±13.7 pp
M1 average at 43 years – 49.5%
n = 36 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
161,567 km
Percentiles · cars aged 43
p10 7k
p25 52k
p50 162k
p75 270k
p90 344k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 7,380 km |
| p25 | 51,997 km |
| p50 | 161,567 km |
| p75 | 270,417 km |
| p90 | 343,889 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Beetle 1982, n = 36
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 55.6% |
| Minor defects | 19.4% |
| Major defects | 22.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
20.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
No emission readings for this group.
What these numbers say
75.0% of 1982 Volkswagen Beetle cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 36), against an average of 49.5% for all 43-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 43-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 161,567 km, half of them between 51,997 km and 270,417 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 cars, 20.0% of those assessed.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate