SEAT Altea 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
49.3% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 2,855 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
270,717 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 196k
p25 234k
p50 271k
p75 307k
p90 334k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 195,599 km |
| p25 | 234,451 km |
| p50 | 270,717 km |
| p75 | 307,042 km |
| p90 | 334,133 km |
Inspection verdicts
Altea 2008, n = 2,855
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 22.5% |
| Minor defects | 26.8% |
| Major defects | 50.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
10.5% over the limit · n = 314
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.43 m⁻¹
14.8% over the limit · n = 2,450
What these numbers say
49.3% of 2008 SEAT Altea cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,855), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 270,717 km on the odometer; half of them read between 234,451 km and 307,042 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 9 cars, 1.1% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.43 m⁻¹; 14.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate