Volkswagen Golf 2001
Cars aged 24 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
46.2% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 24 years – 37.4%
n = 14,975 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
305,941 km
Percentiles · cars aged 24
p10 217k
p25 258k
p50 306k
p75 357k
p90 412k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 216,588 km |
| p25 | 258,256 km |
| p50 | 305,941 km |
| p75 | 357,261 km |
| p90 | 411,790 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2001, n = 14,975
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 21.6% |
| Minor defects | 24.6% |
| Major defects | 52.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
11.5% over the limit · n = 2,556
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.75 m⁻¹
25.4% over the limit · n = 11,673
What these numbers say
46.2% of 2001 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 14,975), against an average of 37.4% for all 24-year-old M1 cars.
At 24 years old, a typical one now shows 305,941 km on the odometer; half of them read between 258,256 km and 357,261 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 70 cars, 1.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.75 m⁻¹; 25.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate