Volkswagen Passat 1995
Cars aged 30 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
32.7% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 30 years – 36.2%
n = 13,207 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
347,702 km
Percentiles · cars aged 30
p10 232k
p25 281k
p50 348k
p75 403k
p90 459k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 232,323 km |
| p25 | 281,236 km |
| p50 | 347,702 km |
| p75 | 402,954 km |
| p90 | 458,690 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 1995, n = 13,207
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 10.2% |
| Minor defects | 22.5% |
| Major defects | 62.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 5.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.30%
31.5% over the limit · n = 3,029
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.35 m⁻¹
44.9% over the limit · n = 9,118
What these numbers say
32.7% of 1995 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 13,207), against an average of 36.2% for all 30-year-old M1 cars.
At 30 years old, a typical one now shows 347,702 km on the odometer; half of them read between 281,236 km and 402,954 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 150 cars, 4.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.35 m⁻¹; 44.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate