Volkswagen Golf 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
60.2% ±0.9 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 10,674 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
256,346 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 170k
p25 212k
p50 256k
p75 302k
p90 355k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 169,937 km |
| p25 | 212,115 km |
| p50 | 256,346 km |
| p75 | 301,717 km |
| p90 | 354,675 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2009, n = 10,674
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 32.9% |
| Minor defects | 27.3% |
| Major defects | 39.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
9.8% over the limit · n = 3,392
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.07 m⁻¹
2.3% over the limit · n = 6,985
What these numbers say
60.2% of 2009 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 10,674), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 256,346 km on the odometer; half of them read between 212,115 km and 301,717 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 31 cars, 1.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.07 m⁻¹; 2.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate