Mazda 3 2006
Cars aged 19 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
45.2% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 19 years – 40.4%
n = 2,784 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
186,985 km
Percentiles · cars aged 19
p10 102k
p25 141k
p50 187k
p75 231k
p90 264k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 102,404 km |
| p25 | 140,791 km |
| p50 | 186,985 km |
| p75 | 230,767 km |
| p90 | 263,872 km |
Inspection verdicts
3 2006, n = 2,784
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 20.7% |
| Minor defects | 24.5% |
| Major defects | 54.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.7% over the limit · n = 1,666
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.97 m⁻¹
35.1% over the limit · n = 1,005
What these numbers say
45.2% of 2006 Mazda 3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,784), against an average of 40.4% for all 19-year-old M1 cars.
At 19 years old, a typical one now shows 186,985 km on the odometer; half of them read between 140,791 km and 230,767 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 11 cars, 1.5% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 1.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate