Opel Meriva 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
44.2% ±1.7 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 3,296 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
200,305 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 133k
p25 167k
p50 200k
p75 247k
p90 279k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 132,588 km |
| p25 | 166,652 km |
| p50 | 200,305 km |
| p75 | 247,273 km |
| p90 | 279,412 km |
Inspection verdicts
Meriva 2008, n = 3,296
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 20.1% |
| Minor defects | 24.2% |
| Major defects | 53.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.0% over the limit · n = 1,459
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.43 m⁻¹
15.4% over the limit · n = 1,723
What these numbers say
44.2% of 2008 Opel Meriva cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,296), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 200,305 km on the odometer; half of them read between 166,652 km and 247,273 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 9 cars, 1.1% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.43 m⁻¹; 15.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate