Volvo 400 Series 1994
Cars aged 31 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
23.2% ±6.9 pp
M1 average at 31 years – 36.7%
n = 142 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
223,605 km
Percentiles · cars aged 31
p10 73k
p25 166k
p50 224k
p75 277k
p90 330k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 72,905 km |
| p25 | 165,756 km |
| p50 | 223,605 km |
| p75 | 276,648 km |
| p90 | 330,464 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
400 Series 1994, n = 142
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 5.6% |
| Minor defects | 17.6% |
| Major defects | 70.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 6.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
42.6% over the limit · n = 94
What these numbers say
23.2% of 1994 Volvo 400 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 142), against an average of 36.7% for all 31-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 31-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 223,605 km, half of them between 165,756 km and 276,648 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 2.7% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 42.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate