Volkswagen Passat 1997
Cars aged 28 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
36.3% ±0.5 pp
M1 average at 28 years – 36.5%
n = 32,101 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
355,340 km
Percentiles · cars aged 28
p10 255k
p25 302k
p50 355k
p75 422k
p90 476k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 254,956 km |
| p25 | 302,365 km |
| p50 | 355,340 km |
| p75 | 422,451 km |
| p90 | 475,519 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 1997, n = 32,101
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 11.8% |
| Minor defects | 24.6% |
| Major defects | 61.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
33.2% over the limit · n = 7,787
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.85 m⁻¹
28.4% over the limit · n = 22,708
What these numbers say
36.3% of 1997 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 32,101), against an average of 36.5% for all 28-year-old M1 cars.
At 28 years old, a typical one now shows 355,340 km on the odometer; half of them read between 302,365 km and 422,451 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 255 cars, 3.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.85 m⁻¹; 28.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate