Volkswagen Golf 2018
Cars aged 7 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
88.0% ±1.4 pp
M1 average at 7 years – 72.3%
n = 2,109 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
139,260 km
Percentiles · cars aged 7
p10 72k
p25 103k
p50 139k
p75 191k
p90 239k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 71,707 km |
| p25 | 103,219 km |
| p50 | 139,260 km |
| p75 | 190,888 km |
| p90 | 239,037 km |
Inspection verdicts
Golf 2018, n = 2,109
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 62.5% |
| Minor defects | 25.5% |
| Major defects | 12.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.8% over the limit · n = 531
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.0% over the limit · n = 303
What these numbers say
88.0% of 2018 Volkswagen Golf cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,109), against an average of 72.3% for all 7-year-old M1 cars.
At 7 years old, a typical one now shows 139,260 km on the odometer; half of them read between 103,219 km and 190,888 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 0.1% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 0.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate