Subaru Legacy 1996
Cars aged 29 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.9% ±5.2 pp
M1 average at 29 years – 35.8%
n = 338 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
288,003 km
Percentiles · cars aged 29
p10 182k
p25 235k
p50 288k
p75 345k
p90 403k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 182,026 km |
| p25 | 235,219 km |
| p50 | 288,003 km |
| p75 | 344,979 km |
| p90 | 402,525 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Legacy 1996, n = 338
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.0% |
| Minor defects | 21.9% |
| Major defects | 56.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.60%
52.3% over the limit · n = 333
What these numbers say
39.9% of 1996 Subaru Legacy cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 338), against an average of 35.8% for all 29-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 29-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 288,003 km, half of them between 235,219 km and 344,979 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 0.9% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.60% vol; 52.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate