Ford S-MAX 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
48.8% ±1.6 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 3,833 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
308,862 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 251k
p25 276k
p50 309k
p75 346k
p90 377k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 251,200 km |
| p25 | 276,406 km |
| p50 | 308,862 km |
| p75 | 345,964 km |
| p90 | 376,677 km |
Inspection verdicts
S-MAX 2008, n = 3,833
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.4% |
| Minor defects | 23.5% |
| Major defects | 50.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.5% over the limit · n = 199
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.47 m⁻¹
11.6% over the limit · n = 3,457
What these numbers say
48.8% of 2008 Ford S-MAX cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,833), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 308,862 km on the odometer; half of them read between 276,406 km and 345,964 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 15 cars, 1.5% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.47 m⁻¹; 11.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate