Mazda MX-5 2000
Cars aged 25 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
43.2% ±7.1 pp
M1 average at 25 years – 37.2%
n = 185 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
MX-5 2000, n = 185
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 26.5% |
| Minor defects | 16.8% |
| Major defects | 55.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
5.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
19.0% over the limit · n = 184
What these numbers say
43.2% of 2000 Mazda MX-5 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 185), 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 3 cars, 5.7% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 19.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate