Volkswagen Golf 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.8% ±0.6 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 26,419 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
300,442 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 186k
p25 248k
p50 300k
p75 366k
p90 419k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 185,624 km |
| p25 | 247,733 km |
| p50 | 300,442 km |
| p75 | 365,519 km |
| p90 | 418,625 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 1998, n = 26,419
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.9% |
| Minor defects | 23.0% |
| Major defects | 58.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
28.6% over the limit · n = 7,800
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.95 m⁻¹
31.6% over the limit · n = 17,086
What these numbers say
39.8% of 1998 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 26,419), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
At 27 years old, a typical one now shows 300,442 km on the odometer; half of them read between 247,733 km and 365,519 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 289 cars, 4.1% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.95 m⁻¹; 31.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate