Honda Accord 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.4% ±1.4 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 4,423 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
322,611 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 221k
p25 271k
p50 323k
p75 362k
p90 405k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 221,361 km |
| p25 | 271,431 km |
| p50 | 322,611 km |
| p75 | 361,743 km |
| p90 | 405,473 km |
Inspection verdicts
Accord 2004, n = 4,423
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 19.9% |
| Minor defects | 20.5% |
| Major defects | 58.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.4% over the limit · n = 1,266
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.79 m⁻¹
23.5% over the limit · n = 2,958
What these numbers say
40.4% of 2004 Honda Accord cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 4,423), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 322,611 km on the odometer; half of them read between 271,431 km and 361,743 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 17 cars, 1.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.79 m⁻¹; 23.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate