Volkswagen Passat 2003
Cars aged 22 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
43.2% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 22 years – 37.8%
n = 15,592 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
339,138 km
Percentiles · cars aged 22
p10 257k
p25 299k
p50 339k
p75 393k
p90 449k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 257,150 km |
| p25 | 298,612 km |
| p50 | 339,138 km |
| p75 | 393,280 km |
| p90 | 448,843 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2003, n = 15,592
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.9% |
| Minor defects | 26.2% |
| Major defects | 55.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
5.0% over the limit · n = 1,492
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.70 m⁻¹
23.0% over the limit · n = 13,365
What these numbers say
43.2% of 2003 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 15,592), against an average of 37.8% for all 22-year-old M1 cars.
At 22 years old, a typical one now shows 339,138 km on the odometer; half of them read between 298,612 km and 393,280 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 71 cars, 1.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.70 m⁻¹; 23.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate