Kia Optima 2018
Cars aged 7 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
78.1% ±6.5 pp
M1 average at 7 years – 72.3%
n = 151 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
181,178 km
Percentiles · cars aged 7
p10 96k
p25 133k
p50 181k
p75 226k
p90 269k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 96,251 km |
| p25 | 133,477 km |
| p50 | 181,178 km |
| p75 | 225,869 km |
| p90 | 269,033 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Optima 2018, n = 151
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 33.1% |
| Minor defects | 45.0% |
| Major defects | 21.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.05 m⁻¹
2.1% over the limit · n = 94
What these numbers say
78.1% of 2018 Kia Optima cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 151), against an average of 72.3% for all 7-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 7-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 181,178 km, half of them between 133,477 km and 225,869 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.05 m⁻¹; 2.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate