Volvo V50 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.8% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 7,743 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
316,156 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 247k
p25 279k
p50 316k
p75 364k
p90 411k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 246,532 km |
| p25 | 279,439 km |
| p50 | 316,156 km |
| p75 | 363,540 km |
| p90 | 410,850 km |
Inspection verdicts
V50 2005, n = 7,743
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.4% |
| Minor defects | 22.5% |
| Major defects | 58.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
4.8% over the limit · n = 716
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.63 m⁻¹
21.9% over the limit · n = 6,688
What these numbers say
40.8% of 2005 Volvo V50 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,743), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 316,156 km on the odometer; half of them read between 279,439 km and 363,540 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 38 cars, 2.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.63 m⁻¹; 21.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate