Honda Civic 1988

Cars aged 37 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
33.9% ±11.5 pp
M1 average at 37 years – 42.1%

n = 62 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
171,253 km
Percentiles · cars aged 37
p10 25k
p25 66k
p50 171k
p75 246k
p90 313k
Honda Civic 1988: mileage distribution
Chart data: Honda Civic 1988: mileage distribution
km
p1024,589 km
p2565,856 km
p50171,253 km
p75245,614 km
p90312,752 km

Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.


Is the mileage normal?

Enter the mileage from the ad – we show where it falls among identical cars.

Inspection verdicts

Civic 1988, n = 62
Honda Civic 1988: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Honda Civic 1988: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects9.7%
Minor defects24.2%
Major defects64.5%
Dangerous defects1.6%
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
21.3% over the limit · n = 61

What these numbers say

33.9% of 1988 Honda Civic cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 62), against an average of 42.1% for all 37-year-old M1 cars.

This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 37-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 171,253 km, half of them between 65,856 km and 245,614 km.

No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.

The median idle CO reading is 0.20% vol; 21.3% of measurements exceed the limit.

Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate