Volkswagen Golf 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
47.6% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 15,082 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
303,004 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 216k
p25 256k
p50 303k
p75 355k
p90 396k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 215,566 km |
| p25 | 256,238 km |
| p50 | 303,004 km |
| p75 | 355,483 km |
| p90 | 395,616 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2004, n = 15,082
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 22.9% |
| Minor defects | 24.7% |
| Major defects | 51.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
4.3% over the limit · n = 3,187
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.59 m⁻¹
19.9% over the limit · n = 11,188
What these numbers say
47.6% of 2004 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 15,082), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 303,004 km on the odometer; half of them read between 256,238 km and 355,483 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 80 cars, 2.1% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.59 m⁻¹; 19.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate