Mazda 6 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
52.5% ±2.5 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 1,572 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
275,271 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 193k
p25 243k
p50 275k
p75 313k
p90 362k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 192,760 km |
| p25 | 243,106 km |
| p50 | 275,271 km |
| p75 | 312,829 km |
| p90 | 362,024 km |
Inspection verdicts
6 2009, n = 1,572
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 23.0% |
| Minor defects | 29.6% |
| Major defects | 46.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.7% over the limit · n = 354
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.52 m⁻¹
8.3% over the limit · n = 1,151
What these numbers say
52.5% of 2009 Mazda 6 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,572), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 275,271 km on the odometer; half of them read between 243,106 km and 312,829 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 7 cars, 1.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.52 m⁻¹; 8.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate