Volkswagen Transporter 2001
Cars aged 24 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
45.1% ±1.4 pp
M1 average at 24 years – 37.4%
n = 5,064 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
377,579 km
Percentiles · cars aged 24
p10 256k
p25 309k
p50 378k
p75 456k
p90 534k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 255,566 km |
| p25 | 309,402 km |
| p50 | 377,579 km |
| p75 | 455,960 km |
| p90 | 533,712 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 2001, n = 5,064
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.8% |
| Minor defects | 28.3% |
| Major defects | 51.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
45.5% over the limit · n = 202
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.98 m⁻¹
30.8% over the limit · n = 4,557
What these numbers say
45.1% of 2001 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,064), against an average of 37.4% for all 24-year-old M1 cars.
At 24 years old, a typical one now shows 377,579 km on the odometer; half of them read between 309,402 km and 455,960 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 34 cars, 3.2% 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