Volkswagen Passat
2012 mileage, in context.
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The UK mileage picture
Kilometres · miles alongsideUK observations: 2023 · Cohort year: 2012.
In 2023 UK MOT tests, a 2012 Volkswagen Passat typically showed about 201,085 km (124,949 mi) on the odometer; the middle 80% of readings fell between 122,109 and 309,206 km. Based on 18,967 readings in the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset (Open Government Licence v3.0).
How the 2012 Volkswagen Passat compares
This page's median is 24% higher than the median of medians for the other 2012 models on OdoTrace (161,563 km, n = 17); this comparison set is not the UK fleet. The older Volkswagen Passat 2011 page has a higher median, 215,906 km (7% above this one). The newer Volkswagen Passat 2013 page has a lower median, 181,577 km (10% below this one). For the same year, Lithuanian inspections show a higher median, 275,445 km (n = 1,506), against 201,085 km in the UK tests. These are separate samples and the Lithuanian observation dates are not provided, so the figures are not combined.
This historical band is not a current-year estimate. Cars have aged since 2023; repeated tests may count the same vehicle more than once.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test results 2023. Aggregate generated: .
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Lithuanian fleet: typical mileage
Home market data. Odometer distribution from Lithuanian technical inspections (TRANSEKSTA), using each car's latest reading. Kilometres.
Cohort year: 2012. Latest reading per vehicle; observation dates are not provided in this aggregate. This is a different sample from the UK inspection readings. Aggregate generated: .
Based on N = 1,506 Lithuanian vehicles. Lietuvos techninės apžiūros įmonių asociacija TRANSEKSTA via data.gov.lt, CC BY 4.0.
Across 70,679 Lithuanian Volkswagen Passat cars with two or more inspection readings, 2.5% show a drop of more than 5,000 km between readings, and 40.6% show a later reading below an earlier one by any amount. This is fleet level context from the inspection record, not a verdict on any individual car. Inspection dates are only week-precise and data-entry errors inflate the raw figure, which is why the share with larger drops is shown first.
At initial technical inspection, 28.4% of 2012 Volkswagen Passat cars failed first time (5,813 inspections). Source: TRANSEKSTA technical inspection open data (data.gov.lt dataset 2721).
Finnish fleet: typical mileage
Finnish vehicle-register data (Traficom): the last odometer reading recorded for passenger cars in traffic use in Finland, by year of first use. There is no reading date, only cars still in use are counted, and used imports are included. Kilometres.
Cohort year: 2012. Register extract: 30 Jun 2026. The newest first-use years are left out because most of those cars have not yet had an inspection.
The dates differ: the Finnish value is the last reading in a register extract of 2026, while the UK figures are readings from 2023 tests, so cars of the same first-use year are several years older in the Finnish figure, which by itself adds tens of thousands of kilometres. A higher or lower Finnish figure does not show that Finnish cars are driven more or less.
Based on N = 2,643 Finnish vehicles. Percentiles computed by OdoTrace from the register records; not an official Traficom statistic. Source: Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, open vehicle data, CC BY 4.0.
CO2 and consumption (EU type approval)
EU type-approval figures for the 2012 Volkswagen Passat, by fuel. Consumption is a test-cycle figure and understates real world use, so treat any running-cost estimate as a floor.
Source: European Environment Agency, type approval, EEA standard re-use policy (attribution). Registration weighted mean per fuel.
EU recall signals for the Volkswagen Passat
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.
Recalls apply to production windows, not model years alone.
UK MOT reliability, reference data from the UK fleet
UK MOT fleet data, a large and well-documented reference fleet. This is UK data, shown here only because the model also carries an EU signal above.
Of 14,992 initial (first-attempt) class 4 MOT tests for 2012 Volkswagen Passat cars in 2023, 27.6% failed. That is higher than the 26.3% median for cars of the same age in this fleet. (Difference: 1.3 percentage points)
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test results 2023, Open Government Licence v3.0. A UK fleet reference, not a per-car result. The UK MOT record is a large, well-documented reference fleet, clearly labelled as UK data rather than data from your market. It is not a substitute for an inspection.
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What this is, and what it is not
These figures show an aggregate distribution for many 2012 Volkswagen Passat cars, computed from UK DVSA MOT odometer readings as a fleet proxy. The MOT dataset is anonymised and contains no VIN or personal data.
It is not a per-VIN history. It cannot tell you the mileage of one specific car or whether a particular odometer was wound back. Use it as a sanity check: a reading far below the typical band for the age is a clue worth investigating, not proof of anything on its own.
For one car, check its VIN to see decoded details and any available odometer records, including a Dutch RDW verdict when you add a number plate. For exactly how this band is computed and every source behind it, see the data methodology.
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