Volkswagen Golf 2015
Cars aged 10 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
78.2% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 10 years – 61.7%
n = 3,710 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
208,078 km
Percentiles · cars aged 10
p10 118k
p25 156k
p50 208k
p75 243k
p90 286k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 117,537 km |
| p25 | 156,046 km |
| p50 | 208,078 km |
| p75 | 242,879 km |
| p90 | 285,686 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2015, n = 3,710
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 53.7% |
| Minor defects | 24.5% |
| Major defects | 21.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.4% over the limit · n = 1,185
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.2% over the limit · n = 1,658
What these numbers say
78.2% of 2015 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,710), against an average of 61.7% for all 10-year-old M1 cars.
At 10 years old, a typical one now shows 208,078 km on the odometer; half of them read between 156,046 km and 242,879 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 9 cars, 0.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate