Volkswagen Transporter 1994
Cars aged 31 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.0% ±1.2 pp
M1 average at 31 years – 36.7%
n = 5,927 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
399,768 km
Percentiles · cars aged 31
p10 272k
p25 314k
p50 400k
p75 462k
p90 536k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 272,143 km |
| p25 | 314,148 km |
| p50 | 399,768 km |
| p75 | 462,266 km |
| p90 | 535,722 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 1994, n = 5,927
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 13.5% |
| Minor defects | 26.6% |
| Major defects | 55.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
7.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
49.5% over the limit · n = 297
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.00 m⁻¹
29.5% over the limit · n = 5,283
What these numbers say
40.0% of 1994 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,927), against an average of 36.7% for all 31-year-old M1 cars.
At 31 years old, a typical one now shows 399,768 km on the odometer; half of them read between 314,148 km and 462,266 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 94 cars, 7.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.00 m⁻¹; 29.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate