Mazda 626 1993
Cars aged 32 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
30.8% ±4.2 pp
M1 average at 32 years – 37.1%
n = 468 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
217,666 km
Percentiles · cars aged 32
p10 67k
p25 158k
p50 218k
p75 271k
p90 325k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 66,549 km |
| p25 | 157,681 km |
| p50 | 217,666 km |
| p75 | 271,254 km |
| p90 | 325,013 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
626 1993, n = 468
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 14.1% |
| Minor defects | 16.7% |
| Major defects | 64.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
42.4% over the limit · n = 368
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.75 m⁻¹
56.3% over the limit · n = 80
What these numbers say
30.8% of 1993 Mazda 626 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 468), against an average of 37.1% for all 32-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 32-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 217,666 km, half of them between 157,681 km and 271,254 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 4 cars, 2.8% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.50% vol; 42.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate