Toyota Corolla 2005

Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
50.1% ±0.9 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%

n = 11,036 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
263,902 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 174k
p25 209k
p50 264k
p75 306k
p90 351k
Toyota Corolla 2005: mileage distribution
Chart data: Toyota Corolla 2005: mileage distribution
km
p10174,252 km
p25209,068 km
p50263,902 km
p75305,752 km
p90350,911 km

Is the mileage normal?

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

Inspection verdicts

Corolla 2005, n = 11,036
Toyota Corolla 2005: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Toyota Corolla 2005: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects25.2%
Minor defects24.9%
Major defects49.2%
Dangerous defects0.7%
Odometer inconsistencies
1.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.6% over the limit · n = 3,208
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.10 m⁻¹
36.7% over the limit · n = 7,540

What these numbers say

50.1% of 2005 Toyota Corolla cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 11,036), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.

At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 263,902 km on the odometer; half of them read between 209,068 km and 305,752 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 25 cars, 1.0% of those assessed.

The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.10 m⁻¹; 36.7% of measurements exceed the limit.

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