Škoda Fabia 2005

Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.8% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%

n = 2,960 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
249,938 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 142k
p25 200k
p50 250k
p75 294k
p90 330k
Škoda Fabia 2005: mileage distribution
Chart data: Škoda Fabia 2005: mileage distribution
km
p10142,354 km
p25199,894 km
p50249,938 km
p75293,962 km
p90329,682 km

Is the mileage normal?

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

Inspection verdicts

Fabia 2005, n = 2,960
Škoda Fabia 2005: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Škoda Fabia 2005: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects18.2%
Minor defects21.6%
Major defects59.1%
Dangerous defects1.1%
Odometer inconsistencies
0.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
2.7% over the limit · n = 1,426
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.59 m⁻¹
16.4% over the limit · n = 1,461

What these numbers say

39.8% of 2005 Škoda Fabia cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,960), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.

At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 249,938 km on the odometer; half of them read between 199,894 km and 293,962 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 cars, 0.9% of those assessed.

The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.59 m⁻¹; 16.4% of measurements exceed the limit.

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