Suzuki Samurai 1987
Cars aged 38 · 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
40.5% ±10.9 pp
M1 average at 38 years – 45.3%
n = 74 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
131,762 km
Percentiles · cars aged 38
p10 20k
p25 52k
p50 132k
p75 228k
p90 286k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 20,370 km |
| p25 | 51,945 km |
| p50 | 131,762 km |
| p75 | 228,211 km |
| p90 | 285,954 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Samurai 1987, n = 74
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.2% |
| Minor defects | 28.4% |
| Major defects | 55.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
23.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
39.7% over the limit · n = 73
What these numbers say
40.5% of 1987 Suzuki Samurai cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 74), against an average of 45.3% for all 38-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 38-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 131,762 km, half of them between 51,945 km and 228,211 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 5 cars, 23.8% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 39.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate