Volkswagen Golf 1997
Cars aged 28 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
31.0% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 28 years – 36.5%
n = 7,278 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
247,028 km
Percentiles · cars aged 28
p10 103k
p25 154k
p50 247k
p75 332k
p90 377k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 102,591 km |
| p25 | 153,554 km |
| p50 | 247,028 km |
| p75 | 332,370 km |
| p90 | 376,867 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 1997, n = 7,278
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.3% |
| Minor defects | 18.7% |
| Major defects | 64.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
11.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
31.5% over the limit · n = 1,859
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.21 m⁻¹
40.7% over the limit · n = 4,896
What these numbers say
31.0% of 1997 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,278), against an average of 36.5% for all 28-year-old M1 cars.
At 28 years old, a typical one now shows 247,028 km on the odometer; half of them read between 153,554 km and 332,370 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 251 cars, 11.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.21 m⁻¹; 40.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate