Volkswagen Transporter 2013
Cars aged 12 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
60.8% ±1.9 pp
M1 average at 12 years – 54.9%
n = 2,580 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
305,326 km
Percentiles · cars aged 12
p10 182k
p25 227k
p50 305k
p75 361k
p90 440k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 181,991 km |
| p25 | 226,974 km |
| p50 | 305,326 km |
| p75 | 361,394 km |
| p90 | 440,373 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 2013, n = 2,580
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 37.3% |
| Minor defects | 23.4% |
| Major defects | 38.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.1% over the limit · n = 2,504
What these numbers say
60.8% of 2013 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,580), against an average of 54.9% for all 12-year-old M1 cars.
At 12 years old, a typical one now shows 305,326 km on the odometer; half of them read between 226,974 km and 361,394 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 16 cars, 3.3% 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