Volkswagen Passat 1994
Cars aged 31 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
29.1% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 31 years – 36.7%
n = 12,732 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
354,466 km
Percentiles · cars aged 31
p10 257k
p25 313k
p50 354k
p75 430k
p90 488k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 256,847 km |
| p25 | 313,114 km |
| p50 | 354,466 km |
| p75 | 430,012 km |
| p90 | 488,249 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 1994, n = 12,732
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 8.9% |
| Minor defects | 20.2% |
| Major defects | 65.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 5.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.30%
32.6% over the limit · n = 3,320
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.48 m⁻¹
49.3% over the limit · n = 8,331
What these numbers say
29.1% of 1994 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 12,732), against an average of 36.7% for all 31-year-old M1 cars.
At 31 years old, a typical one now shows 354,466 km on the odometer; half of them read between 313,114 km and 430,012 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 141 cars, 3.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.48 m⁻¹; 49.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate