Volkswagen Golf 2002
Cars aged 23 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
46.7% ±0.9 pp
M1 average at 23 years – 37.8%
n = 11,403 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
312,671 km
Percentiles · cars aged 23
p10 217k
p25 258k
p50 313k
p75 366k
p90 408k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 216,910 km |
| p25 | 258,022 km |
| p50 | 312,671 km |
| p75 | 365,519 km |
| p90 | 407,899 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2002, n = 11,403
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 23.1% |
| Minor defects | 23.6% |
| Major defects | 52.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
8.4% over the limit · n = 2,199
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.60 m⁻¹
19.6% over the limit · n = 8,609
What these numbers say
46.7% of 2002 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 11,403), against an average of 37.8% for all 23-year-old M1 cars.
At 23 years old, a typical one now shows 312,671 km on the odometer; half of them read between 258,022 km and 365,519 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 55 cars, 1.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.60 m⁻¹; 19.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate