VW Touran TDI

[Poor Guy]

In an attempt to have an idea how long my Touran TDI 1.9 might last, I took note on some Tourans in my neighbourhood in the last few months. Do take note of survivorship bias.

BF04 FLN blue diesel 1.9 first reg 7 May 2004, 07/12/2022 173,656 mi
ND09 EVT black diesel 1.9 first reg 16 June 2009, 20/08/2022 163,088 mi
VK55 VRN red diesel 1.9 first reg 30 Sept 2005, 26/03/2022 153,381 mi
EO56 FUG black diesel 1.9 first reg 1 Oct 2006, 08/08/2022 151,206 mi
RAM 14N silver diesel 1.9 first reg 30 June 2005, 12/04/2023 147,677 mi
SH02 YEH black diesel 1.9 first reg 30 Mar 2010, 07/02/2023 140,837 mi
FH08 JAO grey diesel 1.9 first reg 24 June 2008, 06/08/2022 134,123 mi
GK14 YLG blue diesel 1.6 first reg 6 Mar 2014, 29/12/2021 125,999 mi
BV60 KUS silver diesel 1.9 first reg 13 Sept 2010, 02/02/2023 123,923 mi
RE62 LMY silver diesel 1.6 first reg 5 Nov 2012, 31/01/2023 123,391 mi
LS07 KRE black diesel 1.9 first reg 19 July 2007, 10/03/2022 123,069 mi
YC10 PUE black diesel 2.0 first reg 13 July 2010, 18/02/2022 115,098 mi
PE65 ZLU blue diesel 2.0 first reg 15 Oct 2015, 18/07/2022 94,864 mi
YF63 BXY black diesel 1.6 first reg 13 Nov 2013, 26/11/2021 93,962 mi
PJ10 UHS silver petrol 1.6 first reg 1 June 2010, 20/07/2022 93,734 mi
RX14 TVJ white diesel 2.0 first reg 3 March 2014, 26/02/2022 82,530 mi
MF09 EHE black diesel 1.9 first reg 2 Mar 2009, 17/03/2022 81,323 mi
YL09 OZX silver petrol 1.4 first reg 1 July 2020, 04/06/2022 78,802 mi
YA64 LNU grey diesel 1.6 first reg 28 Jan 2015, 21/03/2022 62,255 mi
PK14 RDO blue diesel 1.6 first reg 30 July 2014, 10/02/2022 60,660 mi
R15 KTS blue diesel 2.0 first reg 28 Sept 2016, 09/12/2022 54,845 mi
FJ14 WOH black diesel 2.0 first reg 1 Mar 2014 24/02/2022 46,501 mi
BW67 CPF grey diesel 2.0 first reg 6 Feb 2018, 20/10/2022 35,351 mi
YF68 ZWC black diesel 1.6 first reg 12 Dec 2018, 01/12/2022 34,387 mi
H818 ERT silver petrol 1.4 first reg 31 May 2018, 07/04/2022 32,980 mi
WD19 KCO black diesel 2.0 first reg 30 Apr 2019, 26/07/2022 15,208 mi

Off topic. But I can't resist to take note of the follow. It has a "K" reg in the previous round.
DTR 399K Triumph Dolomite white petrol 1.9 first reg 13 June 1972, 27/08/2019 90,869 mi
Since I saw it on the road, it was possibly on a road test before getting a MOT.
The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

 

[Seatman]

I think a big part of survival depends on the owner of the car, I have friends who are clueless lol

 

[ddorrer]

In an attempt to have an idea how long my Touran TDI 1.9 might last, I took note on some Tourans in my neighbourhood in the last few months. Do take note of survivorship bias.

BF04 FLN blue diesel 1.9 first reg 7 May 2004, 07/12/2022 173,656 mi
ND09 EVT black diesel 1.9 first reg 16 June 2009, 20/08/2022 163,088 mi
VK55 VRN red diesel 1.9 first reg 30 Sept 2005, 26/03/2022 153,381 mi
EO56 FUG black diesel 1.9 first reg 1 Oct 2006, 08/08/2022 151,206 mi
RAM 14N silver diesel 1.9 first reg 30 June 2005, 12/04/2023 147,677 mi
SH02 YEH black diesel 1.9 first reg 30 Mar 2010, 07/02/2023 140,837 mi
FH08 JAO grey diesel 1.9 first reg 24 June 2008, 06/08/2022 134,123 mi
GK14 YLG blue diesel 1.6 first reg 6 Mar 2014, 29/12/2021 125,999 mi
BV60 KUS silver diesel 1.9 first reg 13 Sept 2010, 02/02/2023 123,923 mi
RE62 LMY silver diesel 1.6 first reg 5 Nov 2012, 31/01/2023 123,391 mi
LS07 KRE black diesel 1.9 first reg 19 July 2007, 10/03/2022 123,069 mi
YC10 PUE black diesel 2.0 first reg 13 July 2010, 18/02/2022 115,098 mi
PE65 ZLU blue diesel 2.0 first reg 15 Oct 2015, 18/07/2022 94,864 mi
YF63 BXY black diesel 1.6 first reg 13 Nov 2013, 26/11/2021 93,962 mi
PJ10 UHS silver petrol 1.6 first reg 1 June 2010, 20/07/2022 93,734 mi
RX14 TVJ white diesel 2.0 first reg 3 March 2014, 26/02/2022 82,530 mi
MF09 EHE black diesel 1.9 first reg 2 Mar 2009, 17/03/2022 81,323 mi
YL09 OZX silver petrol 1.4 first reg 1 July 2020, 04/06/2022 78,802 mi
YA64 LNU grey diesel 1.6 first reg 28 Jan 2015, 21/03/2022 62,255 mi
PK14 RDO blue diesel 1.6 first reg 30 July 2014, 10/02/2022 60,660 mi
R15 KTS blue diesel 2.0 first reg 28 Sept 2016, 09/12/2022 54,845 mi
FJ14 WOH black diesel 2.0 first reg 1 Mar 2014 24/02/2022 46,501 mi
BW67 CPF grey diesel 2.0 first reg 6 Feb 2018, 20/10/2022 35,351 mi
YF68 ZWC black diesel 1.6 first reg 12 Dec 2018, 01/12/2022 34,387 mi
H818 ERT silver petrol 1.4 first reg 31 May 2018, 07/04/2022 32,980 mi
WD19 KCO black diesel 2.0 first reg 30 Apr 2019, 26/07/2022 15,208 mi

Off topic. But I can't resist to take note of the follow. It has a "K" reg in the previous round.
DTR 399K Triumph Dolomite white petrol 1.9 first reg 13 June 1972, 27/08/2019 90,869 mi
Since I saw it on the road, it was possibly on a road test before getting a MOT.
The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Wheelers Dealers on MotorTrend TV just did a resto on a Triumph Dolomite Sprint

 

[Lug_Nut]

In an attempt to have an idea how long my Touran TDI 1.9 might last, I took note on some Tourans in my neighbourhood in the last few months. Do take note of survivorship bias.

BF04 FLN blue diesel 1.9 first reg 7 May 2004, 07/12/2022 173,656 mi
WD19 KCO black diesel 2.0 first reg 30 Apr 2019, 26/07/2022 15,208 mi

I'm more impress with how LITTLE use these get. I selected the oldest and the newest, conveniently the most and the fewest miles as well, then determined the average miles per year.
blue 1.9: 18 years, 7 months (18.6 years) 9,340 miles per year
black 2.0: 3 years, 3 months (3.25 years) 4,680 miles per year

Dolomite: 47 years, 1 1/2 mo. (47.125 yr) 1,930 miles/yr.