Ford Galaxy 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.3% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 7,168 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
376,261 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 281k
p25 326k
p50 376k
p75 443k
p90 486k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 280,844 km |
| p25 | 326,380 km |
| p50 | 376,261 km |
| p75 | 442,594 km |
| p90 | 486,312 km |
Inspection verdicts
Galaxy 1998, n = 7,168
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.8% |
| Minor defects | 26.6% |
| Major defects | 56.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.60%
50.4% over the limit · n = 1,320
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.97 m⁻¹
33.5% over the limit · n = 5,346
What these numbers say
39.3% of 1998 Ford Galaxy cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,168), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
At 27 years old, a typical one now shows 376,261 km on the odometer; half of them read between 326,380 km and 442,594 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 84 cars, 4.4% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.97 m⁻¹; 33.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate