Volkswagen Transporter 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
46.2% ±1.2 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 6,672 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
400,202 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 282k
p25 331k
p50 400k
p75 473k
p90 533k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 282,278 km |
| p25 | 330,661 km |
| p50 | 400,202 km |
| p75 | 472,809 km |
| p90 | 533,282 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 1999, n = 6,672
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.5% |
| Minor defects | 28.7% |
| Major defects | 50.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
47.0% over the limit · n = 183
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.93 m⁻¹
29.5% over the limit · n = 6,168
What these numbers say
46.2% of 1999 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 6,672), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 400,202 km on the odometer; half of them read between 330,661 km and 472,809 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 44 cars, 3.1% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.93 m⁻¹; 29.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate