Subaru Outback 1997
Cars aged 28 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
53.3% ±10.1 pp
M1 average at 28 years – 36.5%
n = 90 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
290,001 km
Percentiles · cars aged 28
p10 189k
p25 237k
p50 290k
p75 346k
p90 402k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 188,552 km |
| p25 | 236,970 km |
| p50 | 290,001 km |
| p75 | 345,866 km |
| p90 | 401,786 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Outback 1997, n = 90
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.2% |
| Minor defects | 41.1% |
| Major defects | 45.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
48.9% over the limit · n = 88
What these numbers say
53.3% of 1997 Subaru Outback cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 90), against an average of 36.5% for all 28-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 28-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 290,001 km, half of them between 236,970 km and 345,866 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.50% vol; 48.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate