Volkswagen Passat 2013
Cars aged 12 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
70.8% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 12 years – 54.9%
n = 6,090 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
281,578 km
Percentiles · cars aged 12
p10 187k
p25 232k
p50 282k
p75 324k
p90 365k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 187,317 km |
| p25 | 231,620 km |
| p50 | 281,578 km |
| p75 | 324,230 km |
| p90 | 365,108 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2013, n = 6,090
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 47.5% |
| Minor defects | 23.3% |
| Major defects | 28.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.2% over the limit · n = 1,220
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.1% over the limit · n = 4,692
What these numbers say
70.8% of 2013 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 6,090), against an average of 54.9% for all 12-year-old M1 cars.
At 12 years old, a typical one now shows 281,578 km on the odometer; half of them read between 231,620 km and 324,230 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 18 cars, 1.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate