Subaru Legacy 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
50.5% ±2.2 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 2,038 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
264,524 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 149k
p25 210k
p50 265k
p75 322k
p90 359k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 149,382 km |
| p25 | 210,218 km |
| p50 | 264,524 km |
| p75 | 322,345 km |
| p90 | 358,968 km |
Inspection verdicts
Legacy 2008, n = 2,038
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 26.5% |
| Minor defects | 24.0% |
| Major defects | 47.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
7.1% over the limit · n = 1,498
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.26 m⁻¹
3.3% over the limit · n = 489
What these numbers say
50.5% of 2008 Subaru Legacy cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,038), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 264,524 km on the odometer; half of them read between 210,218 km and 322,345 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 15 cars, 3.2% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 7.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate