Mazda MX-5 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
47.3% ±6.2 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 245 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
232,491 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 132k
p25 184k
p50 232k
p75 281k
p90 330k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 131,758 km |
| p25 | 183,668 km |
| p50 | 232,491 km |
| p75 | 281,043 km |
| p90 | 330,043 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
MX-5 1999, n = 245
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 29.4% |
| Minor defects | 18.0% |
| Major defects | 50.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
25.2% over the limit · n = 242
What these numbers say
47.3% of 1999 Mazda MX-5 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 245), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 26-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 232,491 km, half of them between 183,668 km and 281,043 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 25.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate