Mazda 3 2010
Cars aged 15 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
54.1% ±3.4 pp
M1 average at 15 years – 46.4%
n = 806 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
183,219 km
Percentiles · cars aged 15
p10 106k
p25 141k
p50 183k
p75 225k
p90 267k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 105,567 km |
| p25 | 141,459 km |
| p50 | 183,219 km |
| p75 | 225,052 km |
| p90 | 267,318 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
3 2010, n = 806
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 28.3% |
| Minor defects | 25.8% |
| Major defects | 45.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
5.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.2% over the limit · n = 376
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.20 m⁻¹
7.9% over the limit · n = 406
What these numbers say
54.1% of 2010 Mazda 3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 806), against an average of 46.4% for all 15-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 15-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 183,219 km, half of them between 141,459 km and 225,052 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 11 cars, 5.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.20 m⁻¹; 7.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate