Toyota Corolla 2004

Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
46.3% ±1.0 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%

n = 9,708 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
264,856 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 169k
p25 213k
p50 265k
p75 308k
p90 341k
Toyota Corolla 2004: mileage distribution
Chart data: Toyota Corolla 2004: mileage distribution
km
p10169,311 km
p25212,691 km
p50264,856 km
p75308,058 km
p90340,615 km

Is the mileage normal?

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

Inspection verdicts

Corolla 2004, n = 9,708
Toyota Corolla 2004: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Toyota Corolla 2004: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects21.3%
Minor defects25.1%
Major defects52.9%
Dangerous defects0.8%
Odometer inconsistencies
1.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.1% over the limit · n = 3,064
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.51 m⁻¹
50.0% over the limit · n = 6,319

What these numbers say

46.3% of 2004 Toyota Corolla cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 9,708), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.

At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 264,856 km on the odometer; half of them read between 212,691 km and 308,058 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 29 cars, 1.3% of those assessed.

The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.51 m⁻¹; 50.0% of measurements exceed the limit.

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