Mazda MX-5 2001
Cars aged 24 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
46.9% ±8.1 pp
M1 average at 24 years – 37.4%
n = 143 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
229,401 km
Percentiles · cars aged 24
p10 138k
p25 183k
p50 229k
p75 276k
p90 322k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 138,236 km |
| p25 | 183,223 km |
| p50 | 229,401 km |
| p75 | 275,588 km |
| p90 | 322,361 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
MX-5 2001, n = 143
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 29.4% |
| Minor defects | 17.5% |
| Major defects | 49.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
9.9% over the limit · n = 142
What these numbers say
46.9% of 2001 Mazda MX-5 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 143), against an average of 37.4% for all 24-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 24-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 229,401 km, half of them between 183,223 km and 275,588 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 2.5% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.20% vol; 9.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate