Volkswagen Transporter 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
49.9% ±1.2 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 7,185 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
362,510 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 255k
p25 311k
p50 363k
p75 424k
p90 502k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 255,247 km |
| p25 | 311,284 km |
| p50 | 362,510 km |
| p75 | 424,273 km |
| p90 | 502,099 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 2005, n = 7,185
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 20.4% |
| Minor defects | 29.5% |
| Major defects | 48.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.9% over the limit · n = 104
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.58 m⁻¹
18.9% over the limit · n = 6,895
What these numbers say
49.9% of 2005 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,185), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 362,510 km on the odometer; half of them read between 311,284 km and 424,273 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 43 cars, 2.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.58 m⁻¹; 18.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate