Volvo V50 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
46.7% ±2.1 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 2,236 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
285,042 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 221k
p25 246k
p50 285k
p75 323k
p90 360k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 220,654 km |
| p25 | 245,671 km |
| p50 | 285,042 km |
| p75 | 322,605 km |
| p90 | 359,959 km |
Inspection verdicts
V50 2009, n = 2,236
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 22.5% |
| Minor defects | 24.2% |
| Major defects | 52.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.0% over the limit · n = 54
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.41 m⁻¹
9.4% over the limit · n = 2,075
What these numbers say
46.7% of 2009 Volvo V50 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,236), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 285,042 km on the odometer; half of them read between 245,671 km and 322,605 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 5 cars, 0.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.41 m⁻¹; 9.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate