Comment by arpinum
3 hours ago
The inspection is not strictly about car reliability or build quality, it is about general safety. Article title is misleading
- phone holder in wrong location or not securely fastened
- missing first aid kit
- split in windshield wiper
- low washer fluid
- headlight alignment
- tyre slits from curbing
- tyre wear levels
- surface dirt on brake lines
- rock chip in windshield
- rust on brake disc
- bodywork damage
Your list is misleading, the TÜV is about safety, but you're only listing the more trivial things, I wonder why. They also check major things like steering.
I think it is reasonably safe to assume that the issues that are not directly related to the specific model of the car are roughly evenly distributed among cars of the same age.