Volkswagen Golf 1984
Cars aged 41 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
35.7% ±4.5 pp
M1 average at 41 years – 49.7%
n = 432 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
240,607 km
Percentiles · cars aged 41
p10 28k
p25 100k
p50 241k
p75 336k
p90 440k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 28,495 km |
| p25 | 100,001 km |
| p50 | 240,607 km |
| p75 | 336,319 km |
| p90 | 440,422 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Golf 1984, n = 432
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.5% |
| Minor defects | 17.1% |
| Major defects | 59.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
8.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
1.45%
64.6% over the limit · n = 294
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.57 m⁻¹
51.2% over the limit · n = 121
What these numbers say
35.7% of 1984 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 432), against an average of 49.7% for all 41-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 41-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 240,607 km, half of them between 100,001 km and 336,319 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 10 cars, 8.7% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 1.45% vol; 64.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate