Volkswagen Passat 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
37.4% ±0.5 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 40,964 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
367,918 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 269k
p25 319k
p50 368k
p75 419k
p90 479k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 269,031 km |
| p25 | 319,486 km |
| p50 | 367,918 km |
| p75 | 418,666 km |
| p90 | 479,350 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 1998, n = 40,964
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.5% |
| Minor defects | 25.0% |
| Major defects | 59.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
33.5% over the limit · n = 6,615
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.72 m⁻¹
23.7% over the limit · n = 32,244
What these numbers say
37.4% of 1998 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 40,964), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
At 27 years old, a typical one now shows 367,918 km on the odometer; half of them read between 319,486 km and 418,666 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 231 cars, 2.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.72 m⁻¹; 23.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate