Volkswagen Sharan 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.0% ±1.0 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 9,532 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
357,763 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 269k
p25 304k
p50 358k
p75 413k
p90 472k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 269,241 km |
| p25 | 303,626 km |
| p50 | 357,763 km |
| p75 | 412,532 km |
| p90 | 472,326 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sharan 1999, n = 9,532
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 13.9% |
| Minor defects | 26.1% |
| Major defects | 56.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
38.1% over the limit · n = 467
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.90 m⁻¹
29.6% over the limit · n = 8,305
What these numbers say
40.0% of 1999 Volkswagen Sharan cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 9,532), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 357,763 km on the odometer; half of them read between 303,626 km and 412,532 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 114 cars, 4.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.90 m⁻¹; 29.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate