Volkswagen Bora 2000
Cars aged 25 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
42.7% ±1.5 pp
M1 average at 25 years – 37.2%
n = 3,891 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
311,818 km
Percentiles · cars aged 25
p10 216k
p25 269k
p50 312k
p75 351k
p90 410k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 216,474 km |
| p25 | 269,437 km |
| p50 | 311,818 km |
| p75 | 350,642 km |
| p90 | 409,525 km |
Inspection verdicts
Bora 2000, n = 3,891
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 19.3% |
| Minor defects | 23.4% |
| Major defects | 55.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.30%
24.1% over the limit · n = 789
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.90 m⁻¹
30.9% over the limit · n = 2,900
What these numbers say
42.7% of 2000 Volkswagen Bora cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,891), against an average of 37.2% for all 25-year-old M1 cars.
At 25 years old, a typical one now shows 311,818 km on the odometer; half of them read between 269,437 km and 350,642 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 21 cars, 2.1% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.90 m⁻¹; 30.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate