Volvo S40 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
43.5% ±2.1 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 2,129 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
290,351 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 216k
p25 247k
p50 290k
p75 331k
p90 382k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 215,775 km |
| p25 | 247,431 km |
| p50 | 290,351 km |
| p75 | 331,401 km |
| p90 | 382,336 km |
Inspection verdicts
S40 2005, n = 2,129
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 22.0% |
| Minor defects | 21.5% |
| Major defects | 55.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.3% over the limit · n = 526
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.74 m⁻¹
26.1% over the limit · n = 1,519
What these numbers say
43.5% of 2005 Volvo S40 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,129), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 290,351 km on the odometer; half of them read between 247,431 km and 331,401 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 15 cars, 3.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.74 m⁻¹; 26.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate