Volkswagen Tiguan 2009

Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
62.0% ±1.7 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%

n = 3,275 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
263,227 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 186k
p25 219k
p50 263k
p75 300k
p90 340k
Volkswagen Tiguan 2009: mileage distribution
Chart data: Volkswagen Tiguan 2009: mileage distribution
km
p10186,441 km
p25218,824 km
p50263,227 km
p75300,116 km
p90339,720 km

Is the mileage normal?

Enter the mileage from the ad – we show where it falls among identical cars.

Inspection verdicts

Tiguan 2009, n = 3,275
Volkswagen Tiguan 2009: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Volkswagen Tiguan 2009: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects34.8%
Minor defects27.1%
Major defects37.7%
Dangerous defects0.3%
Odometer inconsistencies
0.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.6% over the limit · n = 850
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.2% over the limit · n = 2,319

What these numbers say

62.0% of 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,275), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.

At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 263,227 km on the odometer; half of them read between 218,824 km and 300,116 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 4 cars, 0.4% of those assessed.

The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.2% of measurements exceed the limit.

Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate