SEAT Altea 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
51.8% ±2.6 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 1,388 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
251,260 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 176k
p25 223k
p50 251k
p75 290k
p90 334k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 175,505 km |
| p25 | 223,265 km |
| p50 | 251,260 km |
| p75 | 290,341 km |
| p90 | 334,453 km |
Inspection verdicts
Altea 2009, n = 1,388
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.4% |
| Minor defects | 26.4% |
| Major defects | 48.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
9.6% over the limit · n = 323
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.37 m⁻¹
7.8% over the limit · n = 1,033
What these numbers say
51.8% of 2009 SEAT Altea cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,388), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 251,260 km on the odometer; half of them read between 223,265 km and 290,341 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 3 cars, 0.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.37 m⁻¹; 7.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate