Opel Vectra 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.6% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 15,328 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
329,165 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 247k
p25 281k
p50 329k
p75 374k
p90 416k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 246,956 km |
| p25 | 280,856 km |
| p50 | 329,165 km |
| p75 | 374,368 km |
| p90 | 416,055 km |
Inspection verdicts
Vectra 2004, n = 15,328
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.4% |
| Minor defects | 24.2% |
| Major defects | 56.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
11.4% over the limit · n = 1,135
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.71 m⁻¹
23.8% over the limit · n = 13,443
What these numbers say
41.6% of 2004 Opel Vectra cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 15,328), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 329,165 km on the odometer; half of them read between 280,856 km and 374,368 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 85 cars, 2.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.71 m⁻¹; 23.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate