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Volkswagen Passat 2020

Typical odometer reading from real UK MOT records. Median is what half of these cars read; the band shows where most fall. Kilometres, with miles alongside.

Low, 10th pct
26,356km
16,377 mi
Typical, median
54,261km
33,716 mi
High, 90th pct
106,804km
66,365 mi

Based on N = 1,912 UK MOT odometer readings. DVSA anonymised MOT test results 2023 (UK headline band), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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CO2 and consumption (EU type approval)

EU type-approval figures for the 2020 Volkswagen Passat, by fuel. Consumption is a test-cycle figure and understates real world use, so treat any running-cost estimate as a floor.

Diesel
142.9g/km CO2
5.41 l/100km (WLTP)
Petrol Hybrid
32.6g/km CO2
16.6 kWh/100km (WLTP)
Petrol
155.8g/km CO2
6.51 l/100km (WLTP)

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.

EU Safety Gate: 4 campaigns RDW NL open recalls: 4.7% of fleet

In the Dutch RDW register, about 4.7% of registered Volkswagen Passat cars currently carry at least one open recall. Recalls apply to production windows, not model years alone. See the full per source breakdown, with dates and the reported risk, on the Volkswagen Passat recalls page.

UK MOT reliability, proxy for ex-UK imports

UK MOT fleet, proxy data for ex-UK imports (ADR 0007). This is UK data, shown here only because the model also carries an EU signal above.

Of 1,725 initial (first attempt) class 4 MOT tests on 2020 Volkswagen Passat cars in 2023, 11.4% failed. That is higher than the 8.7% median for cars of the same age in this fleet (a 2.7 point difference). At the first MOT (age three), 11.4% failed.

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test results 2023, Open Government Licence v3.0. A UK fleet proxy, not a per-car result. Many imports to the Baltics are ex-UK, so the UK failure pattern is a useful, honestly labelled prior. It is not a substitute for an inspection.

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What this is, and what it is not

These figures are an aggregate distribution across many Volkswagen Passat cars of the 2020 model year, computed from UK DVSA MOT odometer readings used as a fleet proxy. The MOT dataset is anonymised and carries no VIN and no 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.

To decode a specific VIN, use the free VIN decoder. For a per-VIN odometer pre-check against official READ-type readings (UK DVSA MOT, plus the Dutch RDW verdict when you add a plate), use the mileage & rollback check. For exactly how this band is computed and every source behind it, see the data methodology.

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