Volkswagen Passat 2002
Cars aged 23 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.8% ±0.7 pp
M1 average at 23 years – 37.8%
n = 17,838 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
349,943 km
Percentiles · cars aged 23
p10 260k
p25 304k
p50 350k
p75 392k
p90 442k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 260,240 km |
| p25 | 303,707 km |
| p50 | 349,943 km |
| p75 | 391,616 km |
| p90 | 442,052 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2002, n = 17,838
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.7% |
| Minor defects | 25.1% |
| Major defects | 56.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
8.9% over the limit · n = 2,029
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.67 m⁻¹
21.4% over the limit · n = 14,984
What these numbers say
41.8% of 2002 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 17,838), against an average of 37.8% for all 23-year-old M1 cars.
At 23 years old, a typical one now shows 349,943 km on the odometer; half of them read between 303,707 km and 391,616 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 75 cars, 1.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.67 m⁻¹; 21.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate