Ford Transit 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.9% ±1.7 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 3,230 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
291,361 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 149k
p25 213k
p50 291k
p75 335k
p90 427k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 148,913 km |
| p25 | 213,325 km |
| p50 | 291,361 km |
| p75 | 335,266 km |
| p90 | 427,460 km |
Inspection verdicts
Transit 2004, n = 3,230
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 15.2% |
| Minor defects | 26.7% |
| Major defects | 54.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
10.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.80 m⁻¹
27.0% over the limit · n = 3,049
What these numbers say
41.9% of 2004 Ford Transit cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,230), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 291,361 km on the odometer; half of them read between 213,325 km and 335,266 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 65 cars, 10.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.80 m⁻¹; 27.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate