Mazda 3 2003
Cars aged 22 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
43.8% ±7.6 pp
M1 average at 22 years – 37.8%
n = 160 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
222,498 km
Percentiles · cars aged 22
p10 136k
p25 178k
p50 222k
p75 267k
p90 311k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 136,312 km |
| p25 | 178,243 km |
| p50 | 222,498 km |
| p75 | 267,273 km |
| p90 | 311,363 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
3 2003, n = 160
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 15.6% |
| Minor defects | 28.1% |
| Major defects | 54.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.3% over the limit · n = 157
What these numbers say
43.8% of 2003 Mazda 3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 160), against an average of 37.8% for all 22-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 22-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 222,498 km, half of them between 178,243 km and 267,273 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 1.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate