Volkswagen Sharan 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
45.1% ±3.2 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 922 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
282,489 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 223k
p25 250k
p50 282k
p75 309k
p90 346k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 222,800 km |
| p25 | 249,876 km |
| p50 | 282,489 km |
| p75 | 308,996 km |
| p90 | 345,705 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sharan 2009, n = 922
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 22.1% |
| Minor defects | 23.0% |
| Major defects | 53.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
1.5% over the limit · n = 66
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.38 m⁻¹
7.4% over the limit · n = 829
What these numbers say
45.1% of 2009 Volkswagen Sharan cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 922), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 282,489 km on the odometer; half of them read between 249,876 km and 308,996 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 4 cars, 1.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.38 m⁻¹; 7.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate