Ford Focus 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
33.0% ±0.9 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 9,658 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
243,609 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 139k
p25 199k
p50 244k
p75 281k
p90 328k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 138,803 km |
| p25 | 199,358 km |
| p50 | 243,609 km |
| p75 | 281,177 km |
| p90 | 328,257 km |
Inspection verdicts
Focus 1999, n = 9,658
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.0% |
| Minor defects | 21.0% |
| Major defects | 63.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.30%
27.5% over the limit · n = 4,737
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.61 m⁻¹
53.9% over the limit · n = 4,595
What these numbers say
33.0% of 1999 Ford Focus cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 9,658), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 243,609 km on the odometer; half of them read between 199,358 km and 281,177 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 39 cars, 1.3% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.30% vol; 27.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate