Volkswagen Transporter 2012
Cars aged 13 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
60.1% ±1.9 pp
M1 average at 13 years – 51.7%
n = 2,671 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
292,361 km
Percentiles · cars aged 13
p10 189k
p25 245k
p50 292k
p75 360k
p90 418k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 188,687 km |
| p25 | 245,008 km |
| p50 | 292,361 km |
| p75 | 360,196 km |
| p90 | 417,930 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 2012, n = 2,671
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 35.1% |
| Minor defects | 25.0% |
| Major defects | 39.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.1% over the limit · n = 2,588
What these numbers say
60.1% of 2012 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,671), against an average of 51.7% for all 13-year-old M1 cars.
At 13 years old, a typical one now shows 292,361 km on the odometer; half of them read between 245,008 km and 360,196 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 9 cars, 1.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate