Škoda Octavia 2002

Cars aged 23 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
45.0% ±1.7 pp
M1 average at 23 years – 37.8%

n = 3,246 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
361,623 km
Percentiles · cars aged 23
p10 231k
p25 304k
p50 362k
p75 421k
p90 461k
Škoda Octavia 2002: mileage distribution
Chart data: Škoda Octavia 2002: mileage distribution
km
p10230,755 km
p25303,923 km
p50361,623 km
p75421,498 km
p90460,958 km

Is the mileage normal?

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

Inspection verdicts

Octavia 2002, n = 3,246
Škoda Octavia 2002: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Škoda Octavia 2002: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects20.3%
Minor defects24.7%
Major defects53.4%
Dangerous defects1.6%
Odometer inconsistencies
1.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
13.4% over the limit · n = 382
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.83 m⁻¹
28.1% over the limit · n = 2,716

What these numbers say

45.0% of 2002 Škoda Octavia cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,246), against an average of 37.8% for all 23-year-old M1 cars.

At 23 years old, a typical one now shows 361,623 km on the odometer; half of them read between 303,923 km and 421,498 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 12 cars, 1.5% of those assessed.

The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.83 m⁻¹; 28.1% of measurements exceed the limit.

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