Volkswagen Golf 2011
Cars aged 14 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
67.5% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 14 years – 49.0%
n = 6,626 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
252,161 km
Percentiles · cars aged 14
p10 164k
p25 201k
p50 252k
p75 293k
p90 343k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 164,402 km |
| p25 | 201,208 km |
| p50 | 252,161 km |
| p75 | 292,618 km |
| p90 | 343,246 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2011, n = 6,626
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 40.3% |
| Minor defects | 27.2% |
| Major defects | 32.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
6.3% over the limit · n = 1,530
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.05 m⁻¹
0.5% over the limit · n = 4,949
What these numbers say
67.5% of 2011 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 6,626), against an average of 49.0% for all 14-year-old M1 cars.
At 14 years old, a typical one now shows 252,161 km on the odometer; half of them read between 201,208 km and 292,618 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 17 cars, 0.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.05 m⁻¹; 0.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate