Honda Accord 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
51.3% ±2.1 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 2,086 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
262,029 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 189k
p25 224k
p50 262k
p75 319k
p90 359k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 188,964 km |
| p25 | 224,134 km |
| p50 | 262,029 km |
| p75 | 318,797 km |
| p90 | 358,719 km |
Inspection verdicts
Accord 2008, n = 2,086
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 24.9% |
| Minor defects | 26.4% |
| Major defects | 47.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.0% over the limit · n = 984
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.28 m⁻¹
4.6% over the limit · n = 1,063
What these numbers say
51.3% of 2008 Honda Accord cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,086), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 262,029 km on the odometer; half of them read between 224,134 km and 318,797 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 5 cars, 1.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.28 m⁻¹; 4.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate