Volkswagen Golf 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
48.6% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 16,131 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
284,695 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 197k
p25 238k
p50 285k
p75 327k
p90 376k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 197,496 km |
| p25 | 237,826 km |
| p50 | 284,695 km |
| p75 | 327,106 km |
| p90 | 375,776 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2005, n = 16,131
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.2% |
| Minor defects | 23.4% |
| Major defects | 50.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
5.6% over the limit · n = 3,501
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.68 m⁻¹
23.3% over the limit · n = 11,945
What these numbers say
48.6% of 2005 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 16,131), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 284,695 km on the odometer; half of them read between 237,826 km and 327,106 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 67 cars, 1.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.68 m⁻¹; 23.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate