Volkswagen Golf 2014
Cars aged 11 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
80.6% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 11 years – 57.9%
n = 3,515 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
227,947 km
Percentiles · cars aged 11
p10 136k
p25 182k
p50 228k
p75 287k
p90 332k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 136,092 km |
| p25 | 181,615 km |
| p50 | 227,947 km |
| p75 | 286,916 km |
| p90 | 332,037 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2014, n = 3,515
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 54.5% |
| Minor defects | 26.1% |
| Major defects | 19.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.3% over the limit · n = 883
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.1% over the limit · n = 2,448
What these numbers say
80.6% of 2014 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,515), against an average of 57.9% for all 11-year-old M1 cars.
At 11 years old, a typical one now shows 227,947 km on the odometer; half of them read between 181,615 km and 286,916 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 10 cars, 1.0% 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