Volkswagen Passat 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
43.5% ±0.9 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 11,940 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
329,934 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 252k
p25 289k
p50 330k
p75 379k
p90 431k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 251,617 km |
| p25 | 289,006 km |
| p50 | 329,934 km |
| p75 | 379,166 km |
| p90 | 430,907 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2004, n = 11,940
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.8% |
| Minor defects | 25.7% |
| Major defects | 55.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.9% over the limit · n = 904
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.68 m⁻¹
22.5% over the limit · n = 10,382
What these numbers say
43.5% of 2004 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 11,940), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 329,934 km on the odometer; half of them read between 289,006 km and 379,166 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 41 cars, 1.4% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.68 m⁻¹; 22.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate