Mazda 3 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
42.4% ±2.0 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 2,435 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
215,039 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 133k
p25 173k
p50 215k
p75 258k
p90 301k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 132,895 km |
| p25 | 172,732 km |
| p50 | 215,039 km |
| p75 | 258,218 km |
| p90 | 301,308 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
3 2005, n = 2,435
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.1% |
| Minor defects | 24.3% |
| Major defects | 56.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.1% over the limit · n = 1,156
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.28 m⁻¹
43.2% over the limit · n = 1,152
What these numbers say
42.4% of 2005 Mazda 3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,435), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 20-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 215,039 km, half of them between 172,732 km and 258,218 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 16 cars, 2.4% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 2.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate