Honda Civic 1996

Cars aged 29 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
35.6% ±2.6 pp
M1 average at 29 years – 35.8%

n = 1,271 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
229,171 km
Percentiles · cars aged 29
p10 106k
p25 177k
p50 229k
p75 281k
p90 332k
Honda Civic 1996: mileage distribution
Chart data: Honda Civic 1996: mileage distribution
km
p10106,023 km
p25176,761 km
p50229,171 km
p75280,824 km
p90332,281 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 1996, n = 1,271
Honda Civic 1996: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Honda Civic 1996: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects13.9%
Minor defects21.6%
Major defects59.6%
Dangerous defects4.8%
Odometer inconsistencies
1.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
26.2% over the limit · n = 1,235

What these numbers say

35.6% of 1996 Honda Civic cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,271), against an average of 35.8% for all 29-year-old M1 cars.

This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 29-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 229,171 km, half of them between 176,761 km and 280,824 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 cars, 1.6% of those assessed.

The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 26.2% of measurements exceed the limit.

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