Ford Transit 1988
Cars aged 37 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
33.6% ±5.9 pp
M1 average at 37 years – 42.1%
n = 244 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
255,679 km
Percentiles · cars aged 37
p10 49k
p25 168k
p50 256k
p75 335k
p90 402k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 48,837 km |
| p25 | 167,990 km |
| p50 | 255,679 km |
| p75 | 334,762 km |
| p90 | 402,356 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Transit 1988, n = 244
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 11.9% |
| Minor defects | 21.7% |
| Major defects | 58.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 8.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
37.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
1.00%
50.8% over the limit · n = 61
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.02 m⁻¹
38.7% over the limit · n = 168
What these numbers say
33.6% of 1988 Ford Transit cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 244), against an average of 42.1% for all 37-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 37-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 255,679 km, half of them between 167,990 km and 334,762 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 22 cars, 37.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.02 m⁻¹; 38.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate