Volkswagen Golf 2006
Cars aged 19 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
51.7% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 19 years – 40.4%
n = 13,528 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
276,056 km
Percentiles · cars aged 19
p10 189k
p25 226k
p50 276k
p75 321k
p90 361k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 189,464 km |
| p25 | 226,048 km |
| p50 | 276,056 km |
| p75 | 320,525 km |
| p90 | 361,285 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2006, n = 13,528
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 26.8% |
| Minor defects | 24.9% |
| Major defects | 47.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
6.1% over the limit · n = 2,701
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.47 m⁻¹
18.2% over the limit · n = 10,290
What these numbers say
51.7% of 2006 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 13,528), against an average of 40.4% for all 19-year-old M1 cars.
At 19 years old, a typical one now shows 276,056 km on the odometer; half of them read between 226,048 km and 320,525 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 63 cars, 1.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.47 m⁻¹; 18.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate