Ford S-MAX 2006
Cars aged 19 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
48.8% ±1.7 pp
M1 average at 19 years – 40.4%
n = 3,200 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
301,361 km
Percentiles · cars aged 19
p10 233k
p25 261k
p50 301k
p75 334k
p90 372k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 233,198 km |
| p25 | 260,878 km |
| p50 | 301,361 km |
| p75 | 334,413 km |
| p90 | 372,286 km |
Inspection verdicts
S-MAX 2006, n = 3,200
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 23.9% |
| Minor defects | 25.0% |
| Major defects | 50.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
6.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
2.1% over the limit · n = 285
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.61 m⁻¹
18.9% over the limit · n = 2,777
What these numbers say
48.8% of 2006 Ford S-MAX cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,200), against an average of 40.4% for all 19-year-old M1 cars.
At 19 years old, a typical one now shows 301,361 km on the odometer; half of them read between 260,878 km and 334,413 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 55 cars, 6.5% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.61 m⁻¹; 18.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate