Volkswagen Polo 2016
Cars aged 9 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
73.9% ±3.4 pp
M1 average at 9 years – 64.8%
n = 636 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
177,447 km
Percentiles · cars aged 9
p10 85k
p25 127k
p50 177k
p75 207k
p90 229k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 85,355 km |
| p25 | 126,547 km |
| p50 | 177,447 km |
| p75 | 207,090 km |
| p90 | 229,114 km |
Inspection verdicts
Polo 2016, n = 636
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 52.5% |
| Minor defects | 21.4% |
| Major defects | 26.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.2% over the limit · n = 183
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.0% over the limit · n = 146
What these numbers say
73.9% of 2016 Volkswagen Polo cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 636), against an average of 64.8% for all 9-year-old M1 cars.
At 9 years old, a typical one now shows 177,447 km on the odometer; half of them read between 126,547 km and 207,090 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 4 cars, 2.1% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 2.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate