Saab 9-5 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.7% ±3.3 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 878 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
346,041 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 220k
p25 283k
p50 346k
p75 411k
p90 478k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 220,376 km |
| p25 | 283,236 km |
| p50 | 346,041 km |
| p75 | 411,342 km |
| p90 | 478,370 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
9-5 1998, n = 878
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 14.6% |
| Minor defects | 27.1% |
| Major defects | 55.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.30%
27.4% over the limit · n = 862
What these numbers say
41.7% of 1998 Saab 9-5 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 878), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 27-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 346,041 km, half of them between 283,236 km and 411,342 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 cars, 0.8% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.30% vol; 27.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate