Ford Escort 1995
Cars aged 30 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
26.5% ±4.6 pp
M1 average at 30 years – 36.2%
n = 344 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
225,309 km
Percentiles · cars aged 30
p10 89k
p25 171k
p50 225k
p75 278k
p90 329k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 88,890 km |
| p25 | 171,149 km |
| p50 | 225,309 km |
| p75 | 278,011 km |
| p90 | 328,931 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Escort 1995, n = 344
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 10.8% |
| Minor defects | 15.7% |
| Major defects | 68.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
17.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
45.8% over the limit · n = 240
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.27 m⁻¹
45.2% over the limit · n = 84
What these numbers say
26.5% of 1995 Ford Escort cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 344), against an average of 36.2% for all 30-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 30-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 225,309 km, half of them between 171,149 km and 278,011 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 17 cars, 17.0% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.50% vol; 45.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate