Volkswagen Passat 2001
Cars aged 24 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.9% ±0.6 pp
M1 average at 24 years – 37.4%
n = 22,736 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
343,323 km
Percentiles · cars aged 24
p10 250k
p25 303k
p50 343k
p75 392k
p90 434k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 250,240 km |
| p25 | 303,163 km |
| p50 | 343,323 km |
| p75 | 392,453 km |
| p90 | 434,236 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2001, n = 22,736
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.0% |
| Minor defects | 25.9% |
| Major defects | 56.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
12.2% over the limit · n = 2,884
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.67 m⁻¹
21.2% over the limit · n = 18,750
What these numbers say
41.9% of 2001 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 22,736), against an average of 37.4% for all 24-year-old M1 cars.
At 24 years old, a typical one now shows 343,323 km on the odometer; half of them read between 303,163 km and 392,453 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 128 cars, 2.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.67 m⁻¹; 21.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate