Volkswagen LT 2000
Cars aged 25 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
43.5% ±2.0 pp
M1 average at 25 years – 37.2%
n = 2,277 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
370,774 km
Percentiles · cars aged 25
p10 248k
p25 321k
p50 371k
p75 476k
p90 596k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 247,504 km |
| p25 | 320,902 km |
| p50 | 370,774 km |
| p75 | 476,345 km |
| p90 | 596,071 km |
Inspection verdicts
LT 2000, n = 2,277
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 14.0% |
| Minor defects | 29.5% |
| Major defects | 53.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
10.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.74 m⁻¹
24.4% over the limit · n = 2,125
What these numbers say
43.5% of 2000 Volkswagen LT cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,277), against an average of 37.2% for all 25-year-old M1 cars.
At 25 years old, a typical one now shows 370,774 km on the odometer; half of them read between 320,902 km and 476,345 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 38 cars, 10.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.74 m⁻¹; 24.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate