Volkswagen Passat 2010
Cars aged 15 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
59.4% ±1.4 pp
M1 average at 15 years – 46.4%
n = 4,957 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
308,587 km
Percentiles · cars aged 15
p10 224k
p25 264k
p50 309k
p75 360k
p90 397k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 223,625 km |
| p25 | 263,546 km |
| p50 | 308,587 km |
| p75 | 360,104 km |
| p90 | 396,585 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2010, n = 4,957
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 31.8% |
| Minor defects | 27.6% |
| Major defects | 40.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
7.1% over the limit · n = 392
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.5% over the limit · n = 4,334
What these numbers say
59.4% of 2010 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 4,957), against an average of 46.4% for all 15-year-old M1 cars.
At 15 years old, a typical one now shows 308,587 km on the odometer; half of them read between 263,546 km and 360,104 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 19 cars, 1.5% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate