Ford Transit 1989
Cars aged 36 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.9% ±4.9 pp
M1 average at 36 years – 42.3%
n = 386 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
266,826 km
Percentiles · cars aged 36
p10 55k
p25 181k
p50 267k
p75 352k
p90 417k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 55,397 km |
| p25 | 180,775 km |
| p50 | 266,826 km |
| p75 | 351,897 km |
| p90 | 417,383 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Transit 1989, n = 386
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 14.0% |
| Minor defects | 25.9% |
| Major defects | 54.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 5.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
28.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.45%
46.8% over the limit · n = 62
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.98 m⁻¹
30.9% over the limit · n = 307
What these numbers say
39.9% of 1989 Ford Transit cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 386), against an average of 42.3% for all 36-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 36-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 266,826 km, half of them between 180,775 km and 351,897 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 21 cars, 28.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.98 m⁻¹; 30.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate