Volkswagen Sharan 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.7% ±0.9 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 10,545 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
354,265 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 262k
p25 297k
p50 354k
p75 406k
p90 459k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 261,780 km |
| p25 | 297,245 km |
| p50 | 354,265 km |
| p75 | 405,576 km |
| p90 | 459,121 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sharan 1998, n = 10,545
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.8% |
| Minor defects | 27.9% |
| Major defects | 55.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
5.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
40.8% over the limit · n = 785
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.90 m⁻¹
30.9% over the limit · n = 8,971
What these numbers say
40.7% of 1998 Volkswagen Sharan cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 10,545), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
At 27 years old, a typical one now shows 354,265 km on the odometer; half of them read between 297,245 km and 405,576 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 137 cars, 5.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.90 m⁻¹; 30.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate