Volkswagen Polo 2006
Cars aged 19 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.7% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 19 years – 40.4%
n = 2,740 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
226,980 km
Percentiles · cars aged 19
p10 119k
p25 176k
p50 227k
p75 290k
p90 317k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 119,134 km |
| p25 | 176,463 km |
| p50 | 226,980 km |
| p75 | 289,688 km |
| p90 | 317,224 km |
Inspection verdicts
Polo 2006, n = 2,740
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 20.6% |
| Minor defects | 20.1% |
| Major defects | 58.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
3.1% over the limit · n = 1,412
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.77 m⁻¹
23.3% over the limit · n = 1,281
What these numbers say
40.7% of 2006 Volkswagen Polo cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,740), against an average of 40.4% for all 19-year-old M1 cars.
At 19 years old, a typical one now shows 226,980 km on the odometer; half of them read between 176,463 km and 289,688 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 14 cars, 2.1% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 3.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate