Volkswagen Passat 1996
Cars aged 29 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
35.0% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 29 years – 35.8%
n = 14,106 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
369,003 km
Percentiles · cars aged 29
p10 243k
p25 302k
p50 369k
p75 418k
p90 475k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 243,381 km |
| p25 | 301,866 km |
| p50 | 369,003 km |
| p75 | 418,189 km |
| p90 | 475,192 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 1996, n = 14,106
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 11.4% |
| Minor defects | 23.6% |
| Major defects | 60.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
30.0% over the limit · n = 3,095
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.27 m⁻¹
41.9% over the limit · n = 9,979
What these numbers say
35.0% of 1996 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 14,106), against an average of 35.8% for all 29-year-old M1 cars.
At 29 years old, a typical one now shows 369,003 km on the odometer; half of them read between 301,866 km and 418,189 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 196 cars, 4.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.27 m⁻¹; 41.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate