Subaru Outback 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
38.0% ±7.7 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 150 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
291,294 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 191k
p25 240k
p50 291k
p75 347k
p90 404k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 191,408 km |
| p25 | 240,407 km |
| p50 | 291,294 km |
| p75 | 347,414 km |
| p90 | 404,263 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Outback 1998, n = 150
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 8.7% |
| Minor defects | 29.3% |
| Major defects | 58.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
49.7% over the limit · n = 149
What these numbers say
38.0% of 1998 Subaru Outback cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 150), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 27-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 291,294 km, half of them between 240,407 km and 347,414 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 cars, 4.4% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.50% vol; 49.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate