Volvo V50 2010
Cars aged 15 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
48.9% ±2.4 pp
M1 average at 15 years – 46.4%
n = 1,653 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
290,734 km
Percentiles · cars aged 15
p10 223k
p25 250k
p50 291k
p75 331k
p90 376k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 223,308 km |
| p25 | 249,616 km |
| p50 | 290,734 km |
| p75 | 330,562 km |
| p90 | 376,344 km |
Inspection verdicts
V50 2010, n = 1,653
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 24.6% |
| Minor defects | 24.4% |
| Major defects | 50.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.31 m⁻¹
8.8% over the limit · n = 1,551
What these numbers say
48.9% of 2010 Volvo V50 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,653), against an average of 46.4% for all 15-year-old M1 cars.
At 15 years old, a typical one now shows 290,734 km on the odometer; half of them read between 249,616 km and 330,562 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 4 cars, 0.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.31 m⁻¹; 8.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate