Volkswagen Golf 2013
Cars aged 12 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
75.2% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 12 years – 54.9%
n = 4,124 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
230,674 km
Percentiles · cars aged 12
p10 152k
p25 191k
p50 231k
p75 287k
p90 327k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 152,065 km |
| p25 | 190,705 km |
| p50 | 230,674 km |
| p75 | 287,476 km |
| p90 | 327,026 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2013, n = 4,124
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 48.6% |
| Minor defects | 26.6% |
| Major defects | 24.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.9% over the limit · n = 1,254
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.1% over the limit · n = 2,773
What these numbers say
75.2% of 2013 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 4,124), against an average of 54.9% for all 12-year-old M1 cars.
At 12 years old, a typical one now shows 230,674 km on the odometer; half of them read between 190,705 km and 287,476 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 8 cars, 0.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate