Škoda Octavia 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.0% ±1.7 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 3,183 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
329,319 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 246k
p25 284k
p50 329k
p75 383k
p90 443k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 246,078 km |
| p25 | 283,903 km |
| p50 | 329,319 km |
| p75 | 382,918 km |
| p90 | 443,155 km |
Inspection verdicts
Octavia 1999, n = 3,183
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.1% |
| Minor defects | 23.8% |
| Major defects | 57.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
37.0% over the limit · n = 459
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.19 m⁻¹
40.3% over the limit · n = 2,561
What these numbers say
40.0% of 1999 Škoda Octavia cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,183), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 329,319 km on the odometer; half of them read between 283,903 km and 382,918 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 33 cars, 4.1% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.19 m⁻¹; 40.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate