Škoda Octavia 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
47.2% ±1.7 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 3,328 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
312,610 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 227k
p25 273k
p50 313k
p75 346k
p90 397k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 227,213 km |
| p25 | 273,492 km |
| p50 | 312,610 km |
| p75 | 346,387 km |
| p90 | 396,569 km |
Inspection verdicts
Octavia 2004, n = 3,328
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 21.8% |
| Minor defects | 25.4% |
| Major defects | 51.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
12.0% over the limit · n = 477
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.77 m⁻¹
27.4% over the limit · n = 2,686
What these numbers say
47.2% of 2004 Škoda Octavia cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,328), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 312,610 km on the odometer; half of them read between 273,492 km and 346,387 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 13 cars, 1.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.77 m⁻¹; 27.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate