Volkswagen Passat 2007
Cars aged 18 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
54.5% ±0.6 pp
M1 average at 18 years – 41.4%
n = 24,950 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
320,828 km
Percentiles · cars aged 18
p10 248k
p25 283k
p50 321k
p75 368k
p90 409k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 247,911 km |
| p25 | 283,268 km |
| p50 | 320,828 km |
| p75 | 368,375 km |
| p90 | 408,937 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2007, n = 24,950
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 27.5% |
| Minor defects | 27.0% |
| Major defects | 44.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
5.4% over the limit · n = 1,084
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.25 m⁻¹
14.4% over the limit · n = 22,514
What these numbers say
54.5% of 2007 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 24,950), against an average of 41.4% for all 18-year-old M1 cars.
At 18 years old, a typical one now shows 320,828 km on the odometer; half of them read between 283,268 km and 368,375 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 134 cars, 2.1% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.25 m⁻¹; 14.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate