Volkswagen Polo 2003
Cars aged 22 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
38.4% ±1.6 pp
M1 average at 22 years – 37.8%
n = 3,544 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
227,502 km
Percentiles · cars aged 22
p10 133k
p25 167k
p50 228k
p75 288k
p90 321k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 132,829 km |
| p25 | 167,485 km |
| p50 | 227,502 km |
| p75 | 288,244 km |
| p90 | 321,327 km |
Inspection verdicts
Polo 2003, n = 3,544
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.1% |
| Minor defects | 21.4% |
| Major defects | 60.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
8.6% over the limit · n = 1,672
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.63 m⁻¹
15.7% over the limit · n = 1,793
What these numbers say
38.4% of 2003 Volkswagen Polo cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,544), against an average of 37.8% for all 22-year-old M1 cars.
At 22 years old, a typical one now shows 227,502 km on the odometer; half of them read between 167,485 km and 288,244 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 14 cars, 1.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.63 m⁻¹; 15.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate