Volkswagen Golf 2012
Cars aged 13 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
69.0% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 13 years – 51.7%
n = 4,926 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
249,630 km
Percentiles · cars aged 13
p10 144k
p25 186k
p50 250k
p75 287k
p90 349k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 143,979 km |
| p25 | 185,946 km |
| p50 | 249,630 km |
| p75 | 286,554 km |
| p90 | 349,247 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2012, n = 4,926
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 42.5% |
| Minor defects | 26.5% |
| Major defects | 30.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.7% over the limit · n = 1,080
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.03 m⁻¹
0.5% over the limit · n = 3,760
What these numbers say
69.0% of 2012 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 4,926), against an average of 51.7% for all 13-year-old M1 cars.
At 13 years old, a typical one now shows 249,630 km on the odometer; half of them read between 185,946 km and 286,554 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 15 cars, 1.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.03 m⁻¹; 0.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate