Opel Zafira 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
35.9% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 7,206 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
291,336 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 223k
p25 256k
p50 291k
p75 331k
p90 393k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 223,315 km |
| p25 | 255,710 km |
| p50 | 291,336 km |
| p75 | 330,596 km |
| p90 | 392,968 km |
Inspection verdicts
Zafira 1999, n = 7,206
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.8% |
| Minor defects | 23.1% |
| Major defects | 58.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 6.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
29.3% over the limit · n = 2,914
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.19 m⁻¹
39.4% over the limit · n = 3,787
What these numbers say
35.9% of 1999 Opel Zafira cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,206), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 291,336 km on the odometer; half of them read between 255,710 km and 330,596 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 39 cars, 2.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.19 m⁻¹; 39.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate