Volkswagen Passat

Made 1900–2024 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)
First-time pass
46.5%
±0.2 pp
n = 417,080
Annual mileage (median)
12,028 km
km per year, between two inspections
Odometer inconsistencies
2.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Major or dangerous defects
53.5%
share of inspections with that verdict
n = 417,080

46.5% of Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 417,080, all years of manufacture). 59,677 Volkswagen Passat cars are registered in Lithuania (4.0% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 18.9 years. Of the 40 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2019 do best (87.6%) and those made in 1982 worst (21.3%). A typical one covers 12,028 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval
Volkswagen Passat: Pass rate by year of manufacture211982323032281986302827281990272829291994333536371998383942422002434451522006555656592010717271752014838486872018888787
Chart data: Volkswagen Passat: Pass rate by year of manufacture
YearFirst-time pass95 % CI
198221.3%14.6–29.9%
198332.5%25.7–40.2%
198430.2%23.8–37.5%
198532.2%27.2–37.7%
198628.4%23.9–33.4%
198730.2%26.5–34.2%
198828.0%25.5–30.7%
198926.8%25.2–28.6%
199027.7%26.3–29.1%
199126.9%25.8–28.1%
199227.6%26.5–28.8%
199328.7%27.4–30.0%
199429.1%28.3–29.9%
199532.7%31.9–33.5%
199635.0%34.2–35.8%
199736.3%35.8–36.8%
199837.4%37.0–37.9%
199938.1%37.5–38.6%
200039.1%38.4–39.8%
200141.9%41.2–42.5%
200241.8%41.1–42.6%
200343.2%42.4–44.0%
200443.5%42.7–44.4%
200550.5%49.8–51.2%
200652.2%51.6–52.7%
200754.5%53.9–55.1%
200856.2%55.5–57.0%
200956.4%55.3–57.5%
201059.4%58.0–60.8%
201171.1%70.2–72.0%
201271.7%70.7–72.7%
201370.8%69.7–72.0%
201474.5%73.3–75.7%
201583.2%82.4–84.0%
201684.2%83.3–85.2%
201786.1%85.1–87.1%
201886.9%85.5–88.1%
201987.6%86.1–88.9%
202087.2%84.4–89.5%
202187.3%83.6–90.2%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line
Volkswagen Passat: Mileage by age100k200k300k400k298,663 km · 18 yrs0 yrs10 yrs20 yrs30 yrs
Chart data: Volkswagen Passat: Mileage by age
Agep25p50p75
0 yrs23,088 km54,191 km94,280 km
1 yrs8,656 km19,832 km36,193 km
2 yrs39,211 km66,569 km125,207 km
3 yrs58,622 km85,349 km132,222 km
4 yrs102,668 km155,052 km187,952 km
5 yrs102,471 km147,200 km196,867 km
6 yrs149,017 km195,182 km229,832 km
7 yrs149,243 km198,467 km242,962 km
8 yrs187,199 km226,159 km264,090 km
9 yrs189,538 km229,887 km270,271 km
10 yrs207,363 km243,696 km281,839 km
11 yrs212,699 km249,609 km289,153 km
12 yrs225,246 km261,234 km300,735 km
13 yrs230,361 km265,658 km306,690 km
14 yrs237,466 km273,946 km315,280 km
15 yrs243,184 km280,069 km321,500 km
16 yrs249,408 km287,644 km330,558 km
17 yrs253,080 km292,187 km336,725 km
18 yrs257,430 km298,663 km344,282 km
19 yrs261,930 km304,528 km352,687 km
20 yrs267,738 km312,743 km362,282 km
21 yrs274,208 km320,025 km371,979 km
22 yrs278,260 km326,414 km379,123 km
23 yrs281,724 km332,054 km385,673 km
24 yrs280,722 km333,153 km388,550 km
25 yrs282,625 km337,860 km393,387 km
26 yrs278,292 km333,814 km392,889 km
27 yrs270,524 km327,813 km393,097 km
28 yrs262,189 km318,069 km382,762 km
29 yrs255,850 km314,842 km379,430 km
30 yrs250,182 km304,542 km372,602 km
31 yrs240,670 km294,194 km357,502 km
32 yrs227,079 km286,597 km348,576 km
33 yrs231,566 km284,587 km350,811 km
34 yrs216,637 km269,511 km334,970 km
35 yrs204,792 km260,810 km323,429 km
36 yrs198,651 km251,146 km315,731 km
37 yrs202,790 km248,038 km313,983 km
38 yrs192,423 km240,181 km274,409 km

CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
23.4% over the limit · n = 65,502
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.52 m⁻¹
21.0% over the limit · n = 317,730

Inspection verdicts

Volkswagen Passat, n = 417,080
Volkswagen Passat: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Volkswagen Passat: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects21.5%
Minor defects24.9%
Major defects51.5%
Dangerous defects2.0%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01
Cars registered
59,677
allowed in traffic
Fleet share
4.0%
of registered passenger cars
Age of cars registered
18.9 yrs
median since first registration
Electric share
0.0%
battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered
Volkswagen Passat: Registered, Fuel mix
Chart data: Volkswagen Passat: Registered, Fuel mix
%
Diesel83.3%
Petrol12.4%
Petrol + LPG2.2%
Other2.1%
Inspected
Volkswagen Passat: Inspected, Fuel mix
Chart data: Volkswagen Passat: Inspected, Fuel mix
%
Diesel82.8%
Petrol11.2%
Petrol + LPG5.9%
Other0.1%
Volkswagen Passat: Fuel: registered vs inspected
FuelRegisteredInspected
Diesel83.3%82.8%
Petrol12.4%11.2%
Petrol + LPG2.2%5.9%
Other2.1%0.1%
Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.
By year of manufacture
Click a year to open its page
By year of manufacture
YearnFirst-time passInterval
2024n = 2 · too few
—
—
2023n = 3 · too few
—
—
2022n = 26 · too few
—
—
2021 full stats393
87.3%
83.6–90.2%
2020 full stats654
87.2%
84.4–89.5%
2019 full stats2,039
87.6%
86.1–88.9%
2018 full stats2,700
86.9%
85.5–88.1%
2017 full stats4,919
86.1%
85.1–87.1%
2016 full stats5,622
84.2%
83.3–85.2%
2015 full stats8,252
83.2%
82.4–84.0%
2014 full stats4,933
74.5%
73.3–75.7%
2013 full stats6,090
70.8%
69.7–72.0%
2012 full stats8,104
71.7%
70.7–72.7%
2011 full stats9,926
71.1%
70.2–72.0%
2010 full stats4,957
59.4%
58.0–60.8%
2009 full stats7,364
56.4%
55.3–57.5%
2008 full stats16,682
56.2%
55.5–57.0%
2007 full stats24,950
54.5%
53.9–55.1%
2006 full stats29,875
52.2%
51.6–52.7%
2005 full stats19,635
50.5%
49.8–51.2%
2004 full stats11,940
43.5%
42.7–44.4%
2003 full stats15,592
43.2%
42.4–44.0%
2002 full stats17,838
41.8%
41.1–42.6%
2001 full stats22,736
41.9%
41.2–42.5%
2000 full stats21,232
39.1%
38.4–39.8%
1999 full stats31,512
38.1%
37.5–38.6%
1998 full stats40,964
37.4%
37.0–37.9%
1997 full stats32,101
36.3%
35.8–36.8%
1996 full stats14,106
35.0%
34.2–35.8%
1995 full stats13,207
32.7%
31.9–33.5%
1994 full stats12,732
29.1%
28.3–29.9%
1993 full stats4,547
28.7%
27.4–30.0%
1992 full stats5,821
27.6%
26.5–28.8%
1991 full stats5,801
26.9%
25.8–28.1%
1990 full stats3,938
27.7%
26.3–29.1%
1989 full stats2,564
26.8%
25.2–28.6%
1988 full stats1,181
28.0%
25.5–30.7%
1987 full stats553
30.2%
26.5–34.2%
1986 full stats345
28.4%
23.9–33.4%
1985 full stats301
32.2%
27.2–37.7%
1984 full stats169
30.2%
23.8–37.5%
1983 full stats157
32.5%
25.7–40.2%
1982 full stats108
21.3%
14.6–29.9%
1981n = 16 · too few
—
—
1980n = 1 · too few
—
—
1979n = 2 · too few
—
—
1975n = 2 · too few
—
—
1900n = 1 · too few
—
—

Similar models