Volkswagen Passat 2016
Cars aged 9 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
84.2% ±1.0 pp
M1 average at 9 years – 64.8%
n = 5,622 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
227,807 km
Percentiles · cars aged 9
p10 135k
p25 176k
p50 228k
p75 268k
p90 313k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 134,672 km |
| p25 | 176,230 km |
| p50 | 227,807 km |
| p75 | 268,057 km |
| p90 | 313,465 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2016, n = 5,622
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 56.5% |
| Minor defects | 27.7% |
| Major defects | 15.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.6% over the limit · n = 815
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.1% over the limit · n = 1,691
What these numbers say
84.2% of 2016 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,622), against an average of 64.8% for all 9-year-old M1 cars.
At 9 years old, a typical one now shows 227,807 km on the odometer; half of them read between 176,230 km and 268,057 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 10 cars, 0.5% 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