Volkswagen Polo 2002
Cars aged 23 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
38.3% ±1.6 pp
M1 average at 23 years – 37.8%
n = 3,599 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
235,565 km
Percentiles · cars aged 23
p10 162k
p25 197k
p50 236k
p75 292k
p90 369k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 161,608 km |
| p25 | 196,699 km |
| p50 | 235,565 km |
| p75 | 291,848 km |
| p90 | 368,527 km |
Inspection verdicts
Polo 2002, n = 3,599
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.2% |
| Minor defects | 22.1% |
| Major defects | 60.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
13.3% over the limit · n = 1,567
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.61 m⁻¹
15.8% over the limit · n = 1,929
What these numbers say
38.3% of 2002 Volkswagen Polo cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,599), against an average of 37.8% for all 23-year-old M1 cars.
At 23 years old, a typical one now shows 235,565 km on the odometer; half of them read between 196,699 km and 291,848 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 28 cars, 3.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.61 m⁻¹; 15.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate