Volkswagen Sharan 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
44.8% ±1.7 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 3,166 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
324,563 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 245k
p25 280k
p50 325k
p75 361k
p90 403k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 244,598 km |
| p25 | 280,392 km |
| p50 | 324,563 km |
| p75 | 361,335 km |
| p90 | 403,041 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sharan 2005, n = 3,166
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 20.7% |
| Minor defects | 24.1% |
| Major defects | 53.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
3.1% over the limit · n = 159
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.50 m⁻¹
14.8% over the limit · n = 2,832
What these numbers say
44.8% of 2005 Volkswagen Sharan cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,166), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 324,563 km on the odometer; half of them read between 280,392 km and 361,335 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 18 cars, 2.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.50 m⁻¹; 14.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate