Opel Meriva 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
38.6% ±0.9 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 12,658 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
236,519 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 150k
p25 194k
p50 237k
p75 279k
p90 314k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 149,667 km |
| p25 | 193,874 km |
| p50 | 236,519 km |
| p75 | 278,666 km |
| p90 | 314,151 km |
Inspection verdicts
Meriva 2004, n = 12,658
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 19.9% |
| Minor defects | 18.7% |
| Major defects | 58.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
4.4% over the limit · n = 4,683
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.93 m⁻¹
31.7% over the limit · n = 7,341
What these numbers say
38.6% of 2004 Opel Meriva cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 12,658), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 236,519 km on the odometer; half of them read between 193,874 km and 278,666 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 40 cars, 1.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.93 m⁻¹; 31.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate