Volkswagen Passat 2018
Cars aged 7 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
86.9% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 7 years – 72.3%
n = 2,700 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
167,492 km
Percentiles · cars aged 7
p10 96k
p25 124k
p50 167k
p75 213k
p90 255k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 96,057 km |
| p25 | 124,364 km |
| p50 | 167,492 km |
| p75 | 212,724 km |
| p90 | 254,606 km |
Inspection verdicts
Passat 2018, n = 2,700
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 63.0% |
| Minor defects | 23.9% |
| Major defects | 13.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.3% over the limit · n = 373
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.0% over the limit · n = 601
What these numbers say
86.9% of 2018 Volkswagen Passat cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,700), against an average of 72.3% for all 7-year-old M1 cars.
At 7 years old, a typical one now shows 167,492 km on the odometer; half of them read between 124,364 km and 212,724 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 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