Opel Astra 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
47.1% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 8,640 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
260,313 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 145k
p25 203k
p50 260k
p75 306k
p90 344k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 144,725 km |
| p25 | 203,092 km |
| p50 | 260,313 km |
| p75 | 306,411 km |
| p90 | 344,417 km |
Inspection verdicts
Astra 2008, n = 8,640
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.5% |
| Minor defects | 21.6% |
| Major defects | 52.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.9% over the limit · n = 2,320
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.55 m⁻¹
18.6% over the limit · n = 5,944
What these numbers say
47.1% of 2008 Opel Astra cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 8,640), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 260,313 km on the odometer; half of them read between 203,092 km and 306,411 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 29 cars, 1.4% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.55 m⁻¹; 18.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate