Ford Ka 1997

Cars aged 28 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
21.6% ±6.3 pp
M1 average at 28 years – 36.5%

n = 162 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
231,550 km
Percentiles · cars aged 28
p10 117k
p25 180k
p50 232k
p75 283k
p90 334k
Ford Ka 1997: mileage distribution
Chart data: Ford Ka 1997: mileage distribution
km
p10117,286 km
p25179,534 km
p50231,550 km
p75283,367 km
p90333,549 km

Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.


Is the mileage normal?

Enter the mileage from the ad – we show where it falls among identical cars.

Inspection verdicts

Ka 1997, n = 162
Ford Ka 1997: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Ford Ka 1997: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects11.7%
Minor defects9.9%
Major defects72.2%
Dangerous defects6.2%
Odometer inconsistencies
6.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
21.1% over the limit · n = 152

What these numbers say

21.6% of 1997 Ford Ka cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 162), against an average of 36.5% for all 28-year-old M1 cars.

This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 28-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 231,550 km, half of them between 179,534 km and 283,367 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 3 cars, 6.4% of those assessed.

The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 21.1% of measurements exceed the limit.

Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate