Volkswagen Golf 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.9% ±0.6 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 26,119 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
316,295 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 205k
p25 251k
p50 316k
p75 381k
p90 423k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 205,180 km |
| p25 | 251,044 km |
| p50 | 316,295 km |
| p75 | 380,668 km |
| p90 | 423,099 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 1999, n = 26,119
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.4% |
| Minor defects | 23.6% |
| Major defects | 56.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
25.8% over the limit · n = 6,187
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.93 m⁻¹
30.8% over the limit · n = 18,453
What these numbers say
41.9% of 1999 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 26,119), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 316,295 km on the odometer; half of them read between 251,044 km and 380,668 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 198 cars, 2.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.93 m⁻¹; 30.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate