Volkswagen Passat 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
38.1% ±0.5 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 31,512 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
366,456 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 267k
p25 315k
p50 366k
p75 421k
p90 480k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 266,685 km |
| p25 | 315,334 km |
| p50 | 366,456 km |
| p75 | 420,865 km |
| p90 | 480,025 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 1999, n = 31,512
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.8% |
| Minor defects | 25.3% |
| Major defects | 59.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
27.8% over the limit · n = 3,836
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.73 m⁻¹
22.7% over the limit · n = 26,080
What these numbers say
38.1% of 1999 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 31,512), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 366,456 km on the odometer; half of them read between 315,334 km and 420,865 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 150 cars, 2.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.73 m⁻¹; 22.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate