Volkswagen Golf 1987
Cars aged 38 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
28.6% ±2.4 pp
M1 average at 38 years – 45.3%
n = 1,371 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
260,915 km
Percentiles · cars aged 38
p10 41k
p25 181k
p50 261k
p75 338k
p90 410k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 41,131 km |
| p25 | 181,467 km |
| p50 | 260,915 km |
| p75 | 338,146 km |
| p90 | 410,437 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Golf 1987, n = 1,371
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 13.0% |
| Minor defects | 15.6% |
| Major defects | 67.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
12.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
46.8% over the limit · n = 862
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.25 m⁻¹
36.0% over the limit · n = 422
What these numbers say
28.6% of 1987 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,371), against an average of 45.3% for all 38-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 38-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 260,915 km, half of them between 181,467 km and 338,146 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 48 cars, 12.8% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.50% vol; 46.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate