Mazda MX-5 1997
Cars aged 28 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
48.8% ±14.3 pp
M1 average at 28 years – 36.5%
n = 43 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
231,550 km
Percentiles · cars aged 28
p10 117k
p25 180k
p50 232k
p75 283k
p90 334k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 117,286 km |
| p25 | 179,534 km |
| p50 | 231,550 km |
| p75 | 283,367 km |
| p90 | 333,549 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
MX-5 1997, n = 43
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.6% |
| Minor defects | 23.3% |
| Major defects | 48.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
No emission readings for this group.
What these numbers say
48.8% of 1997 Mazda MX-5 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 43), against an average of 36.5% for all 28-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 28-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 231,550 km, half of them between 179,534 km and 283,367 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate