Opel Signum 2003
Cars aged 22 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.5% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 22 years – 37.8%
n = 8,325 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
314,366 km
Percentiles · cars aged 22
p10 230k
p25 273k
p50 314k
p75 350k
p90 388k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 229,612 km |
| p25 | 272,762 km |
| p50 | 314,366 km |
| p75 | 350,002 km |
| p90 | 387,792 km |
Inspection verdicts
Signum 2003, n = 8,325
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.3% |
| Minor defects | 23.2% |
| Major defects | 57.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
14.5% over the limit · n = 1,041
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.76 m⁻¹
25.4% over the limit · n = 6,885
What these numbers say
39.5% of 2003 Opel Signum cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 8,325), against an average of 37.8% for all 22-year-old M1 cars.
At 22 years old, a typical one now shows 314,366 km on the odometer; half of them read between 272,762 km and 350,002 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 33 cars, 1.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.76 m⁻¹; 25.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate