Volkswagen Polo 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
46.2% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 2,923 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
205,452 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 118k
p25 159k
p50 205k
p75 263k
p90 300k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 117,505 km |
| p25 | 158,899 km |
| p50 | 205,452 km |
| p75 | 263,358 km |
| p90 | 300,018 km |
Inspection verdicts
Polo 2008, n = 2,923
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.1% |
| Minor defects | 21.1% |
| Major defects | 53.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
2.8% over the limit · n = 1,093
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.80 m⁻¹
19.3% over the limit · n = 1,751
What these numbers say
46.2% of 2008 Volkswagen Polo cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,923), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 205,452 km on the odometer; half of them read between 158,899 km and 263,358 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 14 cars, 2.1% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.80 m⁻¹; 19.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate