Audi 80 1985
Cars aged 40 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
34.9% ±2.5 pp
M1 average at 40 years – 48.5%
n = 1,348 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
74,578 km
Percentiles · cars aged 40
p10 13k
p25 34k
p50 75k
p75 173k
p90 244k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 12,556 km |
| p25 | 33,871 km |
| p50 | 74,578 km |
| p75 | 173,313 km |
| p90 | 244,143 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
80 1985, n = 1,348
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 15.6% |
| Minor defects | 19.3% |
| Major defects | 60.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
46.6% over the limit · n = 1,102
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.46 m⁻¹
48.1% over the limit · n = 181
What these numbers say
34.9% of 1985 Audi 80 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,348), 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 74,578 km, half of them between 33,871 km and 173,313 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 17 cars, 4.7% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 46.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate