Kia Optima 2017
Cars aged 8 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
77.3% ±5.1 pp
M1 average at 8 years – 67.7%
n = 256 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
202,335 km
Percentiles · cars aged 8
p10 121k
p25 161k
p50 202k
p75 243k
p90 284k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 121,402 km |
| p25 | 160,874 km |
| p50 | 202,335 km |
| p75 | 243,025 km |
| p90 | 283,530 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Optima 2017, n = 256
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 45.3% |
| Minor defects | 32.0% |
| Major defects | 22.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.0% over the limit · n = 54
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.06 m⁻¹
0.7% over the limit · n = 147
What these numbers say
77.3% of 2017 Kia Optima cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 256), against an average of 67.7% for all 8-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 8-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 202,335 km, half of them between 160,874 km and 243,025 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 1.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.06 m⁻¹; 0.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate