Honda Accord 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.3% ±2.1 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 2,116 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
293,071 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 220k
p25 256k
p50 293k
p75 326k
p90 369k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 220,050 km |
| p25 | 256,206 km |
| p50 | 293,071 km |
| p75 | 326,093 km |
| p90 | 369,296 km |
Inspection verdicts
Accord 2005, n = 2,116
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 21.2% |
| Minor defects | 20.2% |
| Major defects | 57.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.9% over the limit · n = 621
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.78 m⁻¹
22.7% over the limit · n = 1,427
What these numbers say
41.3% of 2005 Honda Accord cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,116), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 293,071 km on the odometer; half of them read between 256,206 km and 326,093 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 7 cars, 1.4% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.78 m⁻¹; 22.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate