Volkswagen Golf 1991
Cars aged 34 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
32.9% ±1.5 pp
M1 average at 34 years – 38.3%
n = 3,881 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
277,367 km
Percentiles · cars aged 34
p10 200k
p25 231k
p50 277k
p75 343k
p90 412k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 199,833 km |
| p25 | 231,141 km |
| p50 | 277,367 km |
| p75 | 342,791 km |
| p90 | 411,841 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 1991, n = 3,881
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 14.1% |
| Minor defects | 18.9% |
| Major defects | 61.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 5.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
40.2% over the limit · n = 2,305
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.57 m⁻¹
52.7% over the limit · n = 1,388
What these numbers say
32.9% of 1991 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,881), against an average of 38.3% for all 34-year-old M1 cars.
At 34 years old, a typical one now shows 277,367 km on the odometer; half of them read between 231,141 km and 342,791 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 51 cars, 4.9% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 40.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate