Audi 100 1985
Cars aged 40 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
33.1% ±3.1 pp
M1 average at 40 years – 48.5%
n = 903 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
208,527 km
Percentiles · cars aged 40
p10 42k
p25 80k
p50 209k
p75 292k
p90 373k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 42,058 km |
| p25 | 80,428 km |
| p50 | 208,527 km |
| p75 | 292,045 km |
| p90 | 373,175 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
100 1985, n = 903
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 14.3% |
| Minor defects | 18.8% |
| Major defects | 62.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
5.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
44.0% over the limit · n = 801
Smoke opacity (diesel)
2.13 m⁻¹
68.8% over the limit · n = 64
What these numbers say
33.1% of 1985 Audi 100 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 903), against an average of 48.5% for all 40-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 40-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 208,527 km, half of them between 80,428 km and 292,045 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 14 cars, 5.6% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 44.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate