Volkswagen Golf 2010
Cars aged 15 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
64.1% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 15 years – 46.4%
n = 7,822 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
254,537 km
Percentiles · cars aged 15
p10 160k
p25 207k
p50 255k
p75 292k
p90 337k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 160,066 km |
| p25 | 206,660 km |
| p50 | 254,537 km |
| p75 | 292,331 km |
| p90 | 336,597 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2010, n = 7,822
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 35.5% |
| Minor defects | 28.5% |
| Major defects | 35.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
6.0% over the limit · n = 2,072
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.05 m⁻¹
1.3% over the limit · n = 5,579
What these numbers say
64.1% of 2010 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,822), against an average of 46.4% for all 15-year-old M1 cars.
At 15 years old, a typical one now shows 254,537 km on the odometer; half of them read between 206,660 km and 292,331 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 20 cars, 0.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.05 m⁻¹; 1.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate