Volkswagen Transporter 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
53.6% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 2,839 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
324,591 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 219k
p25 271k
p50 325k
p75 407k
p90 478k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 219,091 km |
| p25 | 270,687 km |
| p50 | 324,591 km |
| p75 | 406,549 km |
| p90 | 478,290 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 2009, n = 2,839
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 26.0% |
| Minor defects | 27.6% |
| Major defects | 45.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.17 m⁻¹
2.1% over the limit · n = 2,714
What these numbers say
53.6% of 2009 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,839), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 324,591 km on the odometer; half of them read between 270,687 km and 406,549 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 10 cars, 1.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.17 m⁻¹; 2.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate