Volkswagen Passat 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
56.2% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 16,682 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
316,736 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 241k
p25 277k
p50 317k
p75 355k
p90 400k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 240,522 km |
| p25 | 276,571 km |
| p50 | 316,736 km |
| p75 | 355,488 km |
| p90 | 400,090 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2008, n = 16,682
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 29.5% |
| Minor defects | 26.7% |
| Major defects | 43.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.6% over the limit · n = 1,029
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.09 m⁻¹
7.4% over the limit · n = 14,778
What these numbers say
56.2% of 2008 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 16,682), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 316,736 km on the odometer; half of them read between 276,571 km and 355,488 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 93 cars, 2.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.09 m⁻¹; 7.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate