Volkswagen Transporter 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
44.5% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 7,341 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
405,560 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 258k
p25 329k
p50 406k
p75 480k
p90 544k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 257,690 km |
| p25 | 328,609 km |
| p50 | 405,560 km |
| p75 | 479,974 km |
| p90 | 544,047 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 1998, n = 7,341
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.3% |
| Minor defects | 28.2% |
| Major defects | 51.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
6.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.60%
54.2% over the limit · n = 284
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.98 m⁻¹
31.1% over the limit · n = 6,638
What these numbers say
44.5% of 1998 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,341), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
At 27 years old, a typical one now shows 405,560 km on the odometer; half of them read between 328,609 km and 479,974 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 104 cars, 6.5% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.98 m⁻¹; 31.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate