Volkswagen Transporter 2000
Cars aged 25 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
45.6% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 25 years – 37.2%
n = 5,983 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
406,002 km
Percentiles · cars aged 25
p10 286k
p25 347k
p50 406k
p75 452k
p90 526k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 286,404 km |
| p25 | 347,322 km |
| p50 | 406,002 km |
| p75 | 451,614 km |
| p90 | 526,065 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 2000, n = 5,983
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.0% |
| Minor defects | 28.5% |
| Major defects | 51.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.60%
50.4% over the limit · n = 139
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.98 m⁻¹
30.8% over the limit · n = 5,524
What these numbers say
45.6% of 2000 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,983), against an average of 37.2% for all 25-year-old M1 cars.
At 25 years old, a typical one now shows 406,002 km on the odometer; half of them read between 347,322 km and 451,614 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 46 cars, 3.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.98 m⁻¹; 30.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate