Volkswagen Golf 2017
Cars aged 8 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
82.8% ±1.4 pp
M1 average at 8 years – 67.7%
n = 2,972 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
157,966 km
Percentiles · cars aged 8
p10 76k
p25 111k
p50 158k
p75 214k
p90 246k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 75,858 km |
| p25 | 110,521 km |
| p50 | 157,966 km |
| p75 | 214,441 km |
| p90 | 246,170 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2017, n = 2,972
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 57.2% |
| Minor defects | 25.6% |
| Major defects | 17.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.6% over the limit · n = 797
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.0% over the limit · n = 505
What these numbers say
82.8% of 2017 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,972), against an average of 67.7% for all 8-year-old M1 cars.
At 8 years old, a typical one now shows 157,966 km on the odometer; half of them read between 110,521 km and 214,441 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 cars, 0.2% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 0.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate