Volkswagen Bora 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.8% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 5,517 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
295,313 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 186k
p25 228k
p50 295k
p75 361k
p90 418k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 186,289 km |
| p25 | 228,216 km |
| p50 | 295,313 km |
| p75 | 360,809 km |
| p90 | 418,178 km |
Inspection verdicts
Bora 1999, n = 5,517
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.7% |
| Minor defects | 22.1% |
| Major defects | 58.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.30%
24.5% over the limit · n = 1,488
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.00 m⁻¹
34.4% over the limit · n = 3,692
What these numbers say
39.8% of 1999 Volkswagen Bora cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,517), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 295,313 km on the odometer; half of them read between 228,216 km and 360,809 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 37 cars, 2.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.00 m⁻¹; 34.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate