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Volkswagen Golf

Made 1900–2025 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)
First-time pass
47.7%
±0.2 pp
n = 287,114
Annual mileage (median)
9,878 km
km per year, between two inspections
Odometer inconsistencies
3.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Major or dangerous defects
52.3%
share of inspections with that verdict
n = 287,114

47.7% of Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 287,114, all years of manufacture). 47,865 Volkswagen Golf cars are registered in Lithuania (3.2% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 18.1 years. Of the 39 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2018 do best (88.0%) and those made in 1994 worst (28.1%). A typical one covers 9,878 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval
Volkswagen Golf: Pass rate by year of manufacture3919814241363031198629313231331991292828303019963140424446200147464849522006545660646720116975817882201683888884862021
Chart data: Volkswagen Golf: Pass rate by year of manufacture
YearFirst-time pass95 % CI
198138.9%24.8–55.1%
198242.1%32.7–52.2%
198341.2%34.8–48.0%
198435.7%31.3–40.3%
198529.7%26.5–33.1%
198631.5%29.0–34.1%
198728.6%26.3–31.0%
198831.0%29.0–33.1%
198932.4%30.6–34.2%
199030.7%29.2–32.3%
199132.9%31.5–34.4%
199228.5%27.3–29.8%
199328.3%27.1–29.6%
199428.1%27.0–29.1%
199529.5%28.5–30.6%
199630.2%29.2–31.3%
199731.0%30.0–32.1%
199839.8%39.3–40.4%
199941.9%41.3–42.5%
200044.2%43.6–44.9%
200146.2%45.4–47.0%
200246.7%45.8–47.6%
200346.0%44.9–47.0%
200447.6%46.8–48.4%
200548.6%47.8–49.3%
200651.7%50.8–52.5%
200753.5%52.7–54.4%
200855.9%55.1–56.8%
200960.2%59.3–61.1%
201064.1%63.0–65.1%
201167.5%66.3–68.6%
201269.0%67.7–70.3%
201375.2%73.9–76.5%
201480.6%79.2–81.8%
201578.2%76.9–79.5%
201681.6%80.1–83.0%
201782.8%81.4–84.1%
201888.0%86.6–89.3%
201987.8%86.0–89.3%
202083.8%79.9–87.0%
202185.7%80.3–89.8%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line
Volkswagen Golf: Mileage by age100k200k300k400k260,445 km · 17 yrs0 yrs10 yrs20 yrs30 yrs40 yrs
Chart data: Volkswagen Golf: Mileage by age
Agep25p50p75
0 yrs11,069 km41,918 km72,791 km
1 yrs7,291 km14,608 km25,424 km
2 yrs22,069 km43,242 km80,028 km
3 yrs47,137 km72,687 km104,673 km
4 yrs63,085 km112,553 km166,192 km
5 yrs80,157 km120,618 km167,412 km
6 yrs103,222 km155,326 km201,391 km
7 yrs115,364 km165,411 km210,307 km
8 yrs140,598 km186,651 km230,180 km
9 yrs147,789 km195,313 km239,478 km
10 yrs167,664 km208,329 km247,485 km
11 yrs172,617 km214,409 km255,979 km
12 yrs185,840 km225,358 km264,256 km
13 yrs191,753 km232,593 km273,003 km
14 yrs200,984 km241,684 km282,002 km
15 yrs207,839 km248,431 km288,552 km
16 yrs216,515 km256,602 km297,858 km
17 yrs218,050 km260,445 km302,878 km
18 yrs220,824 km266,730 km311,361 km
19 yrs219,439 km268,979 km316,377 km
20 yrs216,884 km271,642 km322,209 km
21 yrs204,330 km267,004 km322,395 km
22 yrs198,675 km266,638 km323,590 km
23 yrs186,483 km258,472 km319,747 km
24 yrs189,451 km262,480 km325,372 km
25 yrs186,203 km255,956 km319,830 km
26 yrs179,664 km248,563 km310,856 km
27 yrs168,016 km234,238 km291,524 km
28 yrs160,845 km227,781 km286,894 km
29 yrs165,152 km230,899 km287,461 km
30 yrs160,530 km227,473 km289,547 km
31 yrs168,583 km229,712 km291,158 km
32 yrs164,857 km229,608 km293,003 km
33 yrs177,204 km236,598 km308,123 km
34 yrs167,110 km232,123 km297,586 km
35 yrs168,854 km230,415 km296,376 km
36 yrs136,937 km208,215 km283,472 km
37 yrs122,973 km216,460 km296,630 km
38 yrs164,808 km218,269 km291,214 km
39 yrs141,666 km246,848 km313,644 km
40 yrs76,865 km203,207 km258,327 km
CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
19.4% over the limit · n = 77,169
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.60 m⁻¹
23.3% over the limit · n = 189,789

Inspection verdicts

Volkswagen Golf, n = 287,114
Volkswagen Golf: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Volkswagen Golf: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects24.4%
Minor defects23.3%
Major defects50.5%
Dangerous defects1.8%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01
Cars registered
47,865
allowed in traffic
Fleet share
3.2%
of registered passenger cars
Age of cars registered
18.1 yrs
median since first registration
Electric share
0.7%
battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered
Volkswagen Golf: Registered, Fuel mix
Chart data: Volkswagen Golf: Registered, Fuel mix
%
Diesel68.4%
Petrol25.8%
Petrol + LPG1.6%
Petrol hybrid3.1%
Other1.1%
Inspected
Volkswagen Golf: Inspected, Fuel mix
Chart data: Volkswagen Golf: Inspected, Fuel mix
%
Diesel71.3%
Petrol24.1%
Petrol + LPG4.2%
Petrol hybrid0.1%
Other0.2%
Volkswagen Golf: Fuel: registered vs inspected
FuelRegisteredInspected
Diesel68.4%71.3%
Petrol25.8%24.1%
Petrol + LPG1.6%4.2%
Petrol hybrid3.1%0.1%
Other1.1%0.2%
Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.
By year of manufacture
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By year of manufacture
YearnFirst-time passInterval
2025n = 1 · too few
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2024n = 1 · too few
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2023n = 3 · too few
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2022n = 15 · too few
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2021 full stats210
85.7%
80.3–89.8%
2020 full stats413
83.8%
79.9–87.0%
2019 full stats1,560
87.8%
86.0–89.3%
2018 full stats2,109
88.0%
86.6–89.3%
2017 full stats2,972
82.8%
81.4–84.1%
2016 full stats2,843
81.6%
80.1–83.0%
2015 full stats3,710
78.2%
76.9–79.5%
2014 full stats3,515
80.6%
79.2–81.8%
2013 full stats4,124
75.2%
73.9–76.5%
2012 full stats4,926
69.0%
67.7–70.3%
2011 full stats6,626
67.5%
66.3–68.6%
2010 full stats7,822
64.1%
63.0–65.1%
2009 full stats10,674
60.2%
59.3–61.1%
2008 full stats13,378
55.9%
55.1–56.8%
2007 full stats12,815
53.5%
52.7–54.4%
2006 full stats13,528
51.7%
50.8–52.5%
2005 full stats16,131
48.6%
47.8–49.3%
2004 full stats15,082
47.6%
46.8–48.4%
2003 full stats8,549
46.0%
44.9–47.0%
2002 full stats11,403
46.7%
45.8–47.6%
2001 full stats14,975
46.2%
45.4–47.0%
2000 full stats20,988
44.2%
43.6–44.9%
1999 full stats26,119
41.9%
41.3–42.5%
1998 full stats26,419
39.8%
39.3–40.4%
1997 full stats7,278
31.0%
30.0–32.1%
1996 full stats7,619
30.2%
29.2–31.3%
1995 full stats7,570
29.5%
28.5–30.6%
1994 full stats7,110
28.1%
27.0–29.1%
1993 full stats5,175
28.3%
27.1–29.6%
1992 full stats4,946
28.5%
27.3–29.8%
1991 full stats3,881
32.9%
31.5–34.4%
1990 full stats3,318
30.7%
29.2–32.3%
1989 full stats2,674
32.4%
30.6–34.2%
1988 full stats1,995
31.0%
29.0–33.1%
1987 full stats1,371
28.6%
26.3–31.0%
1986 full stats1,239
31.5%
29.0–34.1%
1985 full stats737
29.7%
26.5–33.1%
1984 full stats432
35.7%
31.3–40.3%
1983 full stats211
41.2%
34.8–48.0%
1982 95
42.1%
32.7–52.2%
1981 36
38.9%
24.8–55.1%
1980n = 27 · too few
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1979n = 13 · too few
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1976n = 3 · too few
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1900n = 6 · too few
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