Volkswagen Golf 2003
Cars aged 22 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
46.0% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 22 years – 37.8%
n = 8,549 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
301,240 km
Percentiles · cars aged 22
p10 217k
p25 263k
p50 301k
p75 347k
p90 403k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 217,085 km |
| p25 | 262,739 km |
| p50 | 301,240 km |
| p75 | 346,752 km |
| p90 | 403,241 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2003, n = 8,549
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 23.4% |
| Minor defects | 22.5% |
| Major defects | 52.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
6.3% over the limit · n = 1,788
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.58 m⁻¹
17.3% over the limit · n = 6,330
What these numbers say
46.0% of 2003 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 8,549), against an average of 37.8% for all 22-year-old M1 cars.
At 22 years old, a typical one now shows 301,240 km on the odometer; half of them read between 262,739 km and 346,752 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 33 cars, 1.5% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.58 m⁻¹; 17.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate