Volkswagen Passat 2017
Cars aged 8 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
86.1% ±1.0 pp
M1 average at 8 years – 67.7%
n = 4,919 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
220,429 km
Percentiles · cars aged 8
p10 125k
p25 180k
p50 220k
p75 259k
p90 305k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 125,349 km |
| p25 | 180,460 km |
| p50 | 220,429 km |
| p75 | 259,184 km |
| p90 | 304,831 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2017, n = 4,919
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 59.2% |
| Minor defects | 26.9% |
| Major defects | 13.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.4% over the limit · n = 701
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.0% over the limit · n = 1,112
What these numbers say
86.1% of 2017 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 4,919), against an average of 67.7% for all 8-year-old M1 cars.
At 8 years old, a typical one now shows 220,429 km on the odometer; half of them read between 180,460 km and 259,184 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 4 cars, 0.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate