Opel Meriva 2003
Cars aged 22 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.4% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 22 years – 37.8%
n = 7,086 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
216,277 km
Percentiles · cars aged 22
p10 153k
p25 176k
p50 216k
p75 263k
p90 306k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 152,821 km |
| p25 | 176,464 km |
| p50 | 216,277 km |
| p75 | 263,164 km |
| p90 | 306,006 km |
Inspection verdicts
Meriva 2003, n = 7,086
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 22.2% |
| Minor defects | 18.2% |
| Major defects | 56.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
6.3% over the limit · n = 4,414
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.94 m⁻¹
33.2% over the limit · n = 2,404
What these numbers say
40.4% of 2003 Opel Meriva cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,086), against an average of 37.8% for all 22-year-old M1 cars.
At 22 years old, a typical one now shows 216,277 km on the odometer; half of them read between 176,464 km and 263,164 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 32 cars, 1.9% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 6.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate