Volvo V70 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
48.0% ±1.2 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 6,232 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
354,638 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 276k
p25 311k
p50 355k
p75 406k
p90 487k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 275,896 km |
| p25 | 311,003 km |
| p50 | 354,638 km |
| p75 | 405,963 km |
| p90 | 487,326 km |
Inspection verdicts
V70 2005, n = 6,232
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.6% |
| Minor defects | 29.4% |
| Major defects | 50.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
5.0% over the limit · n = 482
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.49 m⁻¹
15.2% over the limit · n = 5,606
What these numbers say
48.0% of 2005 Volvo V70 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 6,232), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 354,638 km on the odometer; half of them read between 311,003 km and 405,963 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 19 cars, 1.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.49 m⁻¹; 15.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate