Opel Corsa 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
34.4% ±3.9 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 575 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
231,826 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 129k
p25 183k
p50 232k
p75 280k
p90 329k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 128,983 km |
| p25 | 182,690 km |
| p50 | 231,826 km |
| p75 | 279,934 km |
| p90 | 329,188 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Corsa 1998, n = 575
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.9% |
| Minor defects | 16.5% |
| Major defects | 63.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
36.5% over the limit · n = 433
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.29 m⁻¹
43.8% over the limit · n = 128
What these numbers say
34.4% of 1998 Opel Corsa cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 575), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 27-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 231,826 km, half of them between 182,690 km and 279,934 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 cars, 1.1% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 36.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate