Opel Astra 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
32.4% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 12,798 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
246,232 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 178k
p25 212k
p50 246k
p75 314k
p90 353k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 177,969 km |
| p25 | 212,227 km |
| p50 | 246,232 km |
| p75 | 313,705 km |
| p90 | 352,940 km |
Inspection verdicts
Astra 1998, n = 12,798
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.4% |
| Minor defects | 20.0% |
| Major defects | 62.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 5.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
29.0% over the limit · n = 4,827
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.32 m⁻¹
44.8% over the limit · n = 7,026
What these numbers say
32.4% of 1998 Opel Astra cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 12,798), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
At 27 years old, a typical one now shows 246,232 km on the odometer; half of them read between 212,227 km and 313,705 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 105 cars, 2.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.32 m⁻¹; 44.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate