Mazda 3 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
49.2% ±2.4 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 1,732 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
180,048 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 92k
p25 139k
p50 180k
p75 252k
p90 304k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 91,573 km |
| p25 | 139,232 km |
| p50 | 180,048 km |
| p75 | 252,163 km |
| p90 | 303,936 km |
Inspection verdicts
3 2008, n = 1,732
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.4% |
| Minor defects | 23.8% |
| Major defects | 50.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.3% over the limit · n = 1,277
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.76 m⁻¹
25.5% over the limit · n = 419
What these numbers say
49.2% of 2008 Mazda 3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,732), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 180,048 km on the odometer; half of them read between 139,232 km and 252,163 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 7 cars, 1.7% of those 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