Opel Vectra 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
42.6% ±1.0 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 9,400 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
318,159 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 236k
p25 278k
p50 318k
p75 367k
p90 407k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 236,085 km |
| p25 | 278,205 km |
| p50 | 318,159 km |
| p75 | 366,744 km |
| p90 | 406,818 km |
Inspection verdicts
Vectra 2005, n = 9,400
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.5% |
| Minor defects | 24.0% |
| Major defects | 55.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
8.5% over the limit · n = 952
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.64 m⁻¹
23.0% over the limit · n = 7,921
What these numbers say
42.6% of 2005 Opel Vectra cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 9,400), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 318,159 km on the odometer; half of them read between 278,205 km and 366,744 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 62 cars, 2.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.64 m⁻¹; 23.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate