Peugeot 407 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
42.9% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 3,017 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
290,674 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 218k
p25 263k
p50 291k
p75 324k
p90 375k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 218,332 km |
| p25 | 262,808 km |
| p50 | 290,674 km |
| p75 | 324,455 km |
| p90 | 375,312 km |
Inspection verdicts
407 2004, n = 3,017
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.2% |
| Minor defects | 25.7% |
| Major defects | 55.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
9.8% over the limit · n = 448
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.60 m⁻¹
23.5% over the limit · n = 2,398
What these numbers say
42.9% of 2004 Peugeot 407 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,017), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 290,674 km on the odometer; half of them read between 262,808 km and 324,455 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 25 cars, 3.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.60 m⁻¹; 23.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate