Opel Meriva 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.6% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 8,098 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
224,174 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 143k
p25 177k
p50 224k
p75 271k
p90 309k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 143,296 km |
| p25 | 176,748 km |
| p50 | 224,174 km |
| p75 | 271,022 km |
| p90 | 308,829 km |
Inspection verdicts
Meriva 2005, n = 8,098
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 20.4% |
| Minor defects | 19.2% |
| Major defects | 57.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.2% over the limit · n = 3,081
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.90 m⁻¹
30.8% over the limit · n = 4,650
What these numbers say
39.6% of 2005 Opel Meriva cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 8,098), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 224,174 km on the odometer; half of them read between 176,748 km and 271,022 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 27 cars, 1.4% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.90 m⁻¹; 30.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate