Volkswagen Transporter 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
51.4% ±1.2 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 6,384 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
346,577 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 231k
p25 285k
p50 347k
p75 417k
p90 494k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 231,100 km |
| p25 | 285,070 km |
| p50 | 346,577 km |
| p75 | 416,628 km |
| p90 | 494,138 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 2008, n = 6,384
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 23.7% |
| Minor defects | 27.7% |
| Major defects | 47.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
12.3% over the limit · n = 73
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.19 m⁻¹
6.3% over the limit · n = 5,962
What these numbers say
51.4% of 2008 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 6,384), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 346,577 km on the odometer; half of them read between 285,070 km and 416,628 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 40 cars, 3.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.19 m⁻¹; 6.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate