Volkswagen Transporter 2016
Cars aged 9 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
72.9% ±2.4 pp
M1 average at 9 years – 64.8%
n = 1,338 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
266,719 km
Percentiles · cars aged 9
p10 167k
p25 206k
p50 267k
p75 327k
p90 381k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 167,450 km |
| p25 | 206,004 km |
| p50 | 266,719 km |
| p75 | 326,854 km |
| p90 | 381,313 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 2016, n = 1,338
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 47.5% |
| Minor defects | 25.5% |
| Major defects | 26.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.6% over the limit · n = 868
What these numbers say
72.9% of 2016 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,338), against an average of 64.8% for all 9-year-old M1 cars.
At 9 years old, a typical one now shows 266,719 km on the odometer; half of them read between 206,004 km and 326,854 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 cars, 1.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate