Volkswagen LT 2003
Cars aged 22 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
43.6% ±2.2 pp
M1 average at 22 years – 37.8%
n = 1,959 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
356,560 km
Percentiles · cars aged 22
p10 207k
p25 231k
p50 357k
p75 470k
p90 590k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 207,493 km |
| p25 | 231,379 km |
| p50 | 356,560 km |
| p75 | 470,409 km |
| p90 | 589,862 km |
Inspection verdicts
LT 2003, n = 1,959
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.1% |
| Minor defects | 27.5% |
| Major defects | 53.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
8.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.61 m⁻¹
19.7% over the limit · n = 1,832
What these numbers say
43.6% of 2003 Volkswagen LT cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,959), against an average of 37.8% for all 22-year-old M1 cars.
At 22 years old, a typical one now shows 356,560 km on the odometer; half of them read between 231,379 km and 470,409 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 23 cars, 8.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.61 m⁻¹; 19.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate