Volvo S80 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
48.2% ±1.2 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 6,299 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
364,677 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 266k
p25 313k
p50 365k
p75 419k
p90 453k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 265,850 km |
| p25 | 313,264 km |
| p50 | 364,677 km |
| p75 | 418,854 km |
| p90 | 453,093 km |
Inspection verdicts
S80 1999, n = 6,299
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.3% |
| Minor defects | 31.0% |
| Major defects | 50.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
20.2% over the limit · n = 1,916
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.23 m⁻¹
39.9% over the limit · n = 4,107
What these numbers say
48.2% of 1999 Volvo S80 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 6,299), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 364,677 km on the odometer; half of them read between 313,264 km and 418,854 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 40 cars, 2.4% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.23 m⁻¹; 39.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate