Volkswagen Beetle 2002
Cars aged 23 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
42.4% ±4.3 pp
M1 average at 23 years – 37.8%
n = 493 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
327,575 km
Percentiles · cars aged 23
p10 225k
p25 276k
p50 328k
p75 382k
p90 439k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 225,046 km |
| p25 | 275,575 km |
| p50 | 327,575 km |
| p75 | 382,342 km |
| p90 | 439,238 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Beetle 2002, n = 493
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.2% |
| Minor defects | 26.2% |
| Major defects | 56.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
6.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
16.7% over the limit · n = 168
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.76 m⁻¹
23.1% over the limit · n = 299
What these numbers say
42.4% of 2002 Volkswagen Beetle cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 493), against an average of 37.8% for all 23-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 23-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 327,575 km, half of them between 275,575 km and 382,342 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 8 cars, 6.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.76 m⁻¹; 23.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate