Audi 100 1997
Cars aged 28 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
41.7% ±9.7 pp
M1 average at 28 years – 36.5%
n = 96 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
290,001 km
Percentiles · cars aged 28
p10 189k
p25 237k
p50 290k
p75 346k
p90 402k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 188,552 km |
| p25 | 236,970 km |
| p50 | 290,001 km |
| p75 | 345,866 km |
| p90 | 401,786 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
100 1997, n = 96
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 13.5% |
| Minor defects | 28.1% |
| Major defects | 56.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.92 m⁻¹
40.7% over the limit · n = 59
What these numbers say
41.7% of 1997 Audi 100 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 96), against an average of 36.5% for all 28-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 28-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 290,001 km, half of them between 236,970 km and 345,866 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 3.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.92 m⁻¹; 40.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate