Volkswagen Passat 2000
Cars aged 25 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.1% ±0.7 pp
M1 average at 25 years – 37.2%
n = 21,232 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
360,357 km
Percentiles · cars aged 25
p10 267k
p25 309k
p50 360k
p75 414k
p90 469k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 266,694 km |
| p25 | 309,165 km |
| p50 | 360,357 km |
| p75 | 414,221 km |
| p90 | 469,135 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2000, n = 21,232
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 13.5% |
| Minor defects | 25.6% |
| Major defects | 59.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
20.0% over the limit · n = 2,021
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.76 m⁻¹
23.9% over the limit · n = 18,148
What these numbers say
39.1% of 2000 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 21,232), against an average of 37.2% for all 25-year-old M1 cars.
At 25 years old, a typical one now shows 360,357 km on the odometer; half of them read between 309,165 km and 414,221 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 112 cars, 2.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.76 m⁻¹; 23.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate