Opel Astra 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
33.1% ±0.6 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 20,375 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
264,240 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 168k
p25 218k
p50 264k
p75 316k
p90 344k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 168,197 km |
| p25 | 218,472 km |
| p50 | 264,240 km |
| p75 | 315,909 km |
| p90 | 343,704 km |
Inspection verdicts
Astra 1999, n = 20,375
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.1% |
| Minor defects | 21.0% |
| Major defects | 61.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 5.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
27.4% over the limit · n = 5,699
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.39 m⁻¹
46.5% over the limit · n = 13,061
What these numbers say
33.1% of 1999 Opel Astra cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 20,375), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 264,240 km on the odometer; half of them read between 218,472 km and 315,909 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 137 cars, 2.4% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.39 m⁻¹; 46.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate