Volkswagen Passat 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
56.4% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 7,364 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
317,957 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 232k
p25 275k
p50 318k
p75 363k
p90 405k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 232,474 km |
| p25 | 274,968 km |
| p50 | 317,957 km |
| p75 | 363,482 km |
| p90 | 405,429 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2009, n = 7,364
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 29.3% |
| Minor defects | 27.1% |
| Major defects | 43.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
4.8% over the limit · n = 478
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.03 m⁻¹
1.2% over the limit · n = 6,437
What these numbers say
56.4% of 2009 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,364), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 317,957 km on the odometer; half of them read between 274,968 km and 363,482 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 29 cars, 1.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.03 m⁻¹; 1.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate