Mazda MX-5 2003
Cars aged 22 · 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
41.9% ±11.9 pp
M1 average at 22 years – 37.8%
n = 62 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
222,498 km
Percentiles · cars aged 22
p10 136k
p25 178k
p50 222k
p75 267k
p90 311k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 136,312 km |
| p25 | 178,243 km |
| p50 | 222,498 km |
| p75 | 267,273 km |
| p90 | 311,363 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
MX-5 2003, n = 62
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 24.2% |
| Minor defects | 17.7% |
| Major defects | 54.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
5.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
3.2% over the limit · n = 62
What these numbers say
41.9% of 2003 Mazda MX-5 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 62), against an average of 37.8% for all 22-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 22-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 222,498 km, half of them between 178,243 km and 267,273 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 5.6% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 3.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate