Volkswagen Golf 1995
Cars aged 30 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
29.5% ±1.0 pp
M1 average at 30 years – 36.2%
n = 7,570 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
324,153 km
Percentiles · cars aged 30
p10 171k
p25 254k
p50 324k
p75 399k
p90 466k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 170,676 km |
| p25 | 254,184 km |
| p50 | 324,153 km |
| p75 | 399,150 km |
| p90 | 465,941 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Golf 1995, n = 7,570
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 10.9% |
| Minor defects | 18.6% |
| Major defects | 66.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
13.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.30%
25.1% over the limit · n = 2,431
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.27 m⁻¹
42.7% over the limit · n = 4,615
What these numbers say
29.5% of 1995 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,570), against an average of 36.2% for all 30-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 30-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 324,153 km, half of them between 254,184 km and 399,150 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 308 cars, 13.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.27 m⁻¹; 42.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate