Volkswagen Transporter 2018
Cars aged 7 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
75.2% ±2.2 pp
M1 average at 7 years – 72.3%
n = 1,506 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
275,670 km
Percentiles · cars aged 7
p10 125k
p25 179k
p50 276k
p75 361k
p90 420k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 124,570 km |
| p25 | 179,408 km |
| p50 | 275,670 km |
| p75 | 360,664 km |
| p90 | 419,714 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transporter 2018, n = 1,506
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 54.2% |
| Minor defects | 21.0% |
| Major defects | 24.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.01 m⁻¹
0.4% over the limit · n = 793
What these numbers say
75.2% of 2018 Volkswagen Transporter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,506), against an average of 72.3% for all 7-year-old M1 cars.
At 7 years old, a typical one now shows 275,670 km on the odometer; half of them read between 179,408 km and 360,664 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 8 cars, 1.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.01 m⁻¹; 0.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate