Volkswagen Golf 2007
Cars aged 18 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
53.5% ±0.9 pp
M1 average at 18 years – 41.4%
n = 12,815 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
279,507 km
Percentiles · cars aged 18
p10 194k
p25 236k
p50 280k
p75 317k
p90 361k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 193,803 km |
| p25 | 236,011 km |
| p50 | 279,507 km |
| p75 | 317,180 km |
| p90 | 360,806 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2007, n = 12,815
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 28.3% |
| Minor defects | 25.2% |
| Major defects | 46.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
5.7% over the limit · n = 2,319
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.35 m⁻¹
17.1% over the limit · n = 10,000
What these numbers say
53.5% of 2007 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 12,815), against an average of 41.4% for all 18-year-old M1 cars.
At 18 years old, a typical one now shows 279,507 km on the odometer; half of them read between 236,011 km and 317,180 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 41 cars, 1.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.35 m⁻¹; 17.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate