Volkswagen Transporter 1996
Cars aged 29 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
43.0% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 29 years – 35.8%
n = 8,351 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
418,952 km
Percentiles · cars aged 29
p10 265k
p25 329k
p50 419k
p75 489k
p90 574k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 264,689 km |
| p25 | 329,421 km |
| p50 | 418,952 km |
| p75 | 489,035 km |
| p90 | 574,043 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 1996, n = 8,351
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 14.7% |
| Minor defects | 28.3% |
| Major defects | 52.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
7.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
47.8% over the limit · n = 444
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.91 m⁻¹
27.7% over the limit · n = 7,421
What these numbers say
43.0% of 1996 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 8,351), against an average of 35.8% for all 29-year-old M1 cars.
At 29 years old, a typical one now shows 418,952 km on the odometer; half of them read between 329,421 km and 489,035 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 138 cars, 7.5% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.91 m⁻¹; 27.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate