Volkswagen Polo 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.3% ±2.0 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 2,312 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
220,724 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 121k
p25 175k
p50 221k
p75 272k
p90 319k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 120,673 km |
| p25 | 174,726 km |
| p50 | 220,724 km |
| p75 | 272,087 km |
| p90 | 319,438 km |
Inspection verdicts
Polo 2005, n = 2,312
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 19.6% |
| Minor defects | 20.7% |
| Major defects | 58.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
6.7% over the limit · n = 1,143
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.73 m⁻¹
20.4% over the limit · n = 1,125
What these numbers say
40.3% of 2005 Volkswagen Polo cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,312), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 220,724 km on the odometer; half of them read between 174,726 km and 272,087 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 11 cars, 2.0% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 6.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate