Ford Sierra 1987
Cars aged 38 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
38.9% ±8.0 pp
M1 average at 38 years – 45.3%
n = 139 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
131,762 km
Percentiles · cars aged 38
p10 20k
p25 52k
p50 132k
p75 228k
p90 286k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 20,370 km |
| p25 | 51,945 km |
| p50 | 131,762 km |
| p75 | 228,211 km |
| p90 | 285,954 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Sierra 1987, n = 139
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 15.1% |
| Minor defects | 23.7% |
| Major defects | 56.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
11.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.30%
42.9% over the limit · n = 112
What these numbers say
38.9% of 1987 Ford Sierra cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 139), against an average of 45.3% for all 38-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 38-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 131,762 km, half of them between 51,945 km and 228,211 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 4 cars, 11.1% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.30% vol; 42.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate