Opel Astra 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.8% ±0.7 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 18,055 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
273,023 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 187k
p25 227k
p50 273k
p75 322k
p90 366k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 187,441 km |
| p25 | 227,084 km |
| p50 | 273,023 km |
| p75 | 322,368 km |
| p90 | 366,232 km |
Inspection verdicts
Astra 2005, n = 18,055
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 21.2% |
| Minor defects | 19.6% |
| Major defects | 58.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
4.2% over the limit · n = 4,811
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.05 m⁻¹
36.6% over the limit · n = 12,263
What these numbers say
40.8% of 2005 Opel Astra cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 18,055), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 273,023 km on the odometer; half of them read between 227,084 km and 322,368 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 64 cars, 1.5% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.05 m⁻¹; 36.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate