Saab 900 1996
Cars aged 29 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
36.4% ±8.6 pp
M1 average at 29 years – 35.8%
n = 118 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
229,171 km
Percentiles · cars aged 29
p10 106k
p25 177k
p50 229k
p75 281k
p90 332k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 106,023 km |
| p25 | 176,761 km |
| p50 | 229,171 km |
| p75 | 280,824 km |
| p90 | 332,281 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
900 1996, n = 118
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 11.0% |
| Minor defects | 25.4% |
| Major defects | 61.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
27.8% over the limit · n = 115
What these numbers say
36.4% of 1996 Saab 900 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 118), against an average of 35.8% for all 29-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 29-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 229,171 km, half of them between 176,761 km and 280,824 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.20% vol; 27.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate