Volvo V70 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.4% ±1.5 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 4,145 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
406,122 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 327k
p25 376k
p50 406k
p75 452k
p90 518k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 327,277 km |
| p25 | 375,679 km |
| p50 | 406,122 km |
| p75 | 451,899 km |
| p90 | 518,098 km |
Inspection verdicts
V70 1999, n = 4,145
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.1% |
| Minor defects | 28.3% |
| Major defects | 57.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
23.9% over the limit · n = 352
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.17 m⁻¹
37.5% over the limit · n = 3,451
What these numbers say
40.4% of 1999 Volvo V70 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 4,145), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 406,122 km on the odometer; half of them read between 375,679 km and 451,899 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 19 cars, 1.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.17 m⁻¹; 37.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate