Volkswagen Passat 2006
Cars aged 19 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
52.2% ±0.6 pp
M1 average at 19 years – 40.4%
n = 29,875 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
324,213 km
Percentiles · cars aged 19
p10 249k
p25 283k
p50 324k
p75 370k
p90 408k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 249,194 km |
| p25 | 283,402 km |
| p50 | 324,213 km |
| p75 | 370,286 km |
| p90 | 408,168 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2006, n = 29,875
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.3% |
| Minor defects | 26.8% |
| Major defects | 47.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
5.9% over the limit · n = 1,881
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.37 m⁻¹
17.0% over the limit · n = 26,320
What these numbers say
52.2% of 2006 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 29,875), against an average of 40.4% for all 19-year-old M1 cars.
At 19 years old, a typical one now shows 324,213 km on the odometer; half of them read between 283,402 km and 370,286 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 199 cars, 2.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.37 m⁻¹; 17.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate