Mazda 626 2000
Cars aged 25 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
35.9% ±3.2 pp
M1 average at 25 years – 37.2%
n = 875 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
231,507 km
Percentiles · cars aged 25
p10 138k
p25 184k
p50 232k
p75 279k
p90 325k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 138,387 km |
| p25 | 183,906 km |
| p50 | 231,507 km |
| p75 | 278,697 km |
| p90 | 325,015 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
626 2000, n = 875
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.4% |
| Minor defects | 18.5% |
| Major defects | 62.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
13.2% over the limit · n = 426
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.68 m⁻¹
56.5% over the limit · n = 418
What these numbers say
35.9% of 2000 Mazda 626 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 875), against an average of 37.2% for all 25-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 25-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 231,507 km, half of them between 183,906 km and 278,697 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 5 cars, 1.9% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 13.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate