Mazda 3 2012
Cars aged 13 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
59.4% ±6.1 pp
M1 average at 13 years – 51.7%
n = 244 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
167,333 km
Percentiles · cars aged 13
p10 92k
p25 126k
p50 167k
p75 210k
p90 253k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 91,501 km |
| p25 | 125,823 km |
| p50 | 167,333 km |
| p75 | 210,071 km |
| p90 | 252,722 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
3 2012, n = 244
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 33.6% |
| Minor defects | 25.8% |
| Major defects | 40.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.2% over the limit · n = 161
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.07 m⁻¹
1.2% over the limit · n = 82
What these numbers say
59.4% of 2012 Mazda 3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 244), against an average of 51.7% for all 13-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 13-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 167,333 km, half of them between 125,823 km and 210,071 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 1.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate