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Volkswagen Golf mileage by model year

Volkswagen Golf: every model year with a page on OdoTrace in one table. Typical (median) odometer reading and the 10th to 90th percentile range from UK MOT tests in 2023, with the number of readings behind each row.

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UK MOT readings: 711,828DVSA · Open Government Licence v3.0Fleet data · not a per-VIN history

UK mileage by model year

Kilometres · miles alongside

UK observations: 2023

Median odometer reading by model year
Volkswagen Golf: median odometer reading by model year Line chart of the median odometer reading in kilometres for each model year from 1996 to 2020, with the 10th to 90th percentile range shaded. The median is 181,645 km for 1996 and 36,551 km for 2020. The table lists every value.
  • Median
  • 10th to 90th percentile

A break in the line means that model year has no page, so no value is drawn for it.

Volkswagen Golf: odometer readings in 2023 UK MOT tests, by model year. Kilometres, with the median in miles too.
Model year Median (km) Median (mi) 10th percentile (km) 90th percentile (km) Readings Age in 2023 (years)
1996 181,645 112,869 95,823 273,068 1,248 27
1997 175,318 108,938 99,565 261,836 1,294 26
1998 177,700 110,418 101,396 285,426 1,932 25
1999 191,666 119,096 104,821 302,221 4,300 24
2000 201,866 125,434 111,889 310,020 7,170 23
2001 206,839 128,524 115,137 313,131 12,490 22
2002 222,620 138,330 124,795 331,811 21,960 21
2003 214,200 133,098 122,091 328,001 25,551 20
2004 199,658 124,062 116,153 293,941 21,486 19
2005 203,891 126,692 123,401 289,799 32,543 18
2006 195,863 121,704 117,577 281,926 45,950 17
2007 195,379 121,403 115,721 281,726 60,420 16
2008 195,097 121,228 117,430 280,025 58,822 15
2009 176,641 109,760 100,770 259,410 60,757 14
2010 175,177 108,850 99,723 261,252 61,747 13
2011 166,008 103,153 94,451 252,679 66,797 12
2012 150,615 93,588 84,617 231,199 65,925 11
2015 105,592 65,612 56,419 172,352 76,572 8
2017 77,110 47,914 40,467 129,129 77,383 6
2020 36,551 22,712 17,217 68,679 7,481 3

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test results 2023. Aggregate generated: . This historical band is not a current-year estimate. Cars have aged since 2023; repeated tests may count the same vehicle more than once.

What the table shows

The table covers model years 1996 to 2020 (model years with a page: 20; UK MOT readings in total: 711,828, from 2023 tests). The oldest model year, 1996, has a median of 181,645 km and the newest, 2020, 36,551 km: the older year’s median is 397% higher. The 10th to 90th percentile range is widest relative to the median for 2020 (141% of the median) and narrowest for 2005 (82%). Between directly consecutive model years (pairs compared: 16), the newer year’s median differs by less than 3% on average.

These are 2023 UK MOT observations of different cars at different ages: a cross-section of the fleet, not the history of any one car. Differences between model years reflect cars of different ages, not changes in an individual car’s mileage.

Lithuanian fleet: typical mileage

Home market data. Odometer distribution from Lithuanian technical inspections (TRANSEKSTA), using each car's latest reading. Kilometres.

Latest reading per vehicle; observation dates are not provided in this aggregate. This is a different sample from the UK inspection readings. Aggregate generated: . Lithuanian and UK figures come from separate samples and are never combined. Only model years with a Lithuanian sample are listed (vehicles per model year: at least 1,000).

Volkswagen Golf: odometer readings in Lithuanian technical inspections (TRANSEKSTA) by model year, latest reading per vehicle. Kilometres.
Model year Median (km) 10th percentile (km) 90th percentile (km) Vehicles
1996 219,274 35,474 355,528 2,077
1997 229,491 43,058 355,923 1,767
1998 290,986 177,081 398,166 5,320
1999 301,306 199,882 409,583 5,070
2000 306,965 214,079 409,999 3,949
2001 297,761 204,237 399,921 2,805
2002 292,107 195,492 392,573 2,167
2003 287,060 194,578 380,958 1,654
2004 285,613 189,399 378,697 2,667
2005 275,373 187,103 365,542 2,514
2006 278,171 189,012 371,115 1,633
2007 280,205 185,561 371,014 1,580
2008 272,378 189,740 362,613 1,824
2009 255,048 169,031 349,377 1,774
2010 254,156 167,284 342,704 1,328
2011 245,193 158,901 338,278 1,113

Lietuvos techninės apžiūros įmonių asociacija TRANSEKSTA via data.gov.lt, CC BY 4.0.

EU recall signals: Volkswagen Golf

Model-level recall activity from EU market registers. Counts are advisory and are shown per source, never added together. Not specific to this car.

Recall snapshot generated: 2026-10-04. Historical snapshot, not a live recall check. Confirm current applicability and repair status with the manufacturer.

EU Safety Gate: 2 campaigns

Recalls apply to production windows, not model years alone.

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