Mazda 626 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
38.1% ±2.1 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 2,005 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
231,826 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 129k
p25 183k
p50 232k
p75 280k
p90 329k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 128,983 km |
| p25 | 182,690 km |
| p50 | 231,826 km |
| p75 | 279,934 km |
| p90 | 329,188 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
626 1998, n = 2,005
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.6% |
| Minor defects | 21.4% |
| Major defects | 59.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
30.3% over the limit · n = 1,615
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.82 m⁻¹
60.1% over the limit · n = 358
What these numbers say
38.1% of 1998 Mazda 626 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,005), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 27-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 231,826 km, half of them between 182,690 km and 279,934 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 8 cars, 1.3% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 30.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate