Volkswagen Golf 2016
Cars aged 9 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
81.6% ±1.4 pp
M1 average at 9 years – 64.8%
n = 2,843 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
181,809 km
Percentiles · cars aged 9
p10 112k
p25 143k
p50 182k
p75 231k
p90 284k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 112,192 km |
| p25 | 143,123 km |
| p50 | 181,809 km |
| p75 | 230,981 km |
| p90 | 284,238 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2016, n = 2,843
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 58.0% |
| Minor defects | 23.6% |
| Major defects | 18.4% |
| 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 = 683
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.1% over the limit · n = 706
What these numbers say
81.6% of 2016 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,843), against an average of 64.8% for all 9-year-old M1 cars.
At 9 years old, a typical one now shows 181,809 km on the odometer; half of them read between 143,123 km and 230,981 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 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