Volkswagen Passat 2012
Cars aged 13 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
71.7% ±1.0 pp
M1 average at 13 years – 51.7%
n = 8,104 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
286,692 km
Percentiles · cars aged 13
p10 190k
p25 242k
p50 287k
p75 334k
p90 383k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 190,229 km |
| p25 | 242,052 km |
| p50 | 286,692 km |
| p75 | 333,717 km |
| p90 | 382,923 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2012, n = 8,104
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 46.9% |
| Minor defects | 24.8% |
| Major defects | 28.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.5% over the limit · n = 1,180
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.2% over the limit · n = 6,705
What these numbers say
71.7% of 2012 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 8,104), against an average of 51.7% for all 13-year-old M1 cars.
At 13 years old, a typical one now shows 286,692 km on the odometer; half of them read between 242,052 km and 333,717 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 27 cars, 1.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate