Toyota Corolla 1997

Cars aged 28 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.0% ±3.8 pp
M1 average at 28 years – 36.5%

n = 639 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
341,237 km
Percentiles · cars aged 28
p10 208k
p25 275k
p50 341k
p75 412k
p90 480k
Toyota Corolla 1997: mileage distribution
Chart data: Toyota Corolla 1997: mileage distribution
km
p10207,670 km
p25274,832 km
p50341,237 km
p75412,016 km
p90479,802 km

Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.


Is the mileage normal?

Enter the mileage from the ad – we show where it falls among identical cars.

Inspection verdicts

Corolla 1997, n = 639
Toyota Corolla 1997: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Toyota Corolla 1997: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects20.2%
Minor defects20.8%
Major defects55.9%
Dangerous defects3.1%
Odometer inconsistencies
3.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
32.4% over the limit · n = 574
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.52 m⁻¹
50.0% over the limit · n = 56

What these numbers say

41.0% of 1997 Toyota Corolla cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 639), 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 341,237 km, half of them between 274,832 km and 412,016 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 cars, 3.2% of those assessed.

The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 32.4% of measurements exceed the limit.

Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate