Škoda Fabia 2004

Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.3% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%

n = 2,904 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
267,764 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 187k
p25 223k
p50 268k
p75 321k
p90 379k
Škoda Fabia 2004: mileage distribution
Chart data: Škoda Fabia 2004: mileage distribution
km
p10186,630 km
p25222,958 km
p50267,764 km
p75321,202 km
p90379,237 km

Is the mileage normal?

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

Inspection verdicts

Fabia 2004, n = 2,904
Škoda Fabia 2004: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Škoda Fabia 2004: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects17.5%
Minor defects22.7%
Major defects58.5%
Dangerous defects1.3%
Odometer inconsistencies
1.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
5.1% over the limit · n = 1,229
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.67 m⁻¹
17.6% over the limit · n = 1,578

What these numbers say

40.3% of 2004 Škoda Fabia cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,904), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.

At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 267,764 km on the odometer; half of them read between 222,958 km and 321,202 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 8 cars, 1.1% of those assessed.

The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.67 m⁻¹; 17.6% of measurements exceed the limit.

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