SEAT Ibiza 1997

Cars aged 28 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
35.9% ±7.2 pp
M1 average at 28 years – 36.5%

n = 167 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
341,237 km
Percentiles · cars aged 28
p10 208k
p25 275k
p50 341k
p75 412k
p90 480k
SEAT Ibiza 1997: mileage distribution
Chart data: SEAT Ibiza 1997: mileage distribution
km
p10207,670 km
p25274,832 km
p50341,237 km
p75412,016 km
p90479,802 km

Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.


Is the mileage normal?

Enter the mileage from the ad – we show where it falls among identical cars.

Inspection verdicts

Ibiza 1997, n = 167
SEAT Ibiza 1997: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: SEAT Ibiza 1997: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects15.0%
Minor defects21.0%
Major defects63.5%
Dangerous defects0.6%
Odometer inconsistencies
14.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
43.2% over the limit · n = 81
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.07 m⁻¹
35.1% over the limit · n = 74

What these numbers say

35.9% of 1997 SEAT Ibiza cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 167), against an average of 36.5% for all 28-year-old M1 cars.

This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 28-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 341,237 km, half of them between 274,832 km and 412,016 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 7 cars, 14.6% of those assessed.

The median idle CO reading is 0.50% vol; 43.2% of measurements exceed the limit.

Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate