Volkswagen Beetle 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
57.0% ±8.0 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 142 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
308,743 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 223k
p25 264k
p50 309k
p75 358k
p90 409k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 223,125 km |
| p25 | 264,356 km |
| p50 | 308,743 km |
| p75 | 357,976 km |
| p90 | 409,198 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Beetle 2005, n = 142
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 23.2% |
| Minor defects | 33.8% |
| Major defects | 43.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
16.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
4.6% over the limit · n = 65
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.78 m⁻¹
20.5% over the limit · n = 73
What these numbers say
57.0% of 2005 Volkswagen Beetle cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 142), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 20-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 308,743 km, half of them between 264,356 km and 357,976 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 cars, 16.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.78 m⁻¹; 20.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate