Ford S-MAX 2007
Cars aged 18 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
48.8% ±1.4 pp
M1 average at 18 years – 41.4%
n = 5,065 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
301,277 km
Percentiles · cars aged 18
p10 234k
p25 264k
p50 301k
p75 345k
p90 380k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 234,438 km |
| p25 | 264,006 km |
| p50 | 301,277 km |
| p75 | 344,927 km |
| p90 | 379,739 km |
Inspection verdicts
S-MAX 2007, n = 5,065
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 24.5% |
| Minor defects | 24.3% |
| Major defects | 50.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.3% over the limit · n = 299
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.58 m⁻¹
18.4% over the limit · n = 4,480
What these numbers say
48.8% of 2007 Ford S-MAX cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,065), against an average of 41.4% for all 18-year-old M1 cars.
At 18 years old, a typical one now shows 301,277 km on the odometer; half of them read between 264,006 km and 344,927 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 55 cars, 4.1% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.58 m⁻¹; 18.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate