Audi 80 1989
Cars aged 36 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
27.7% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 36 years – 42.3%
n = 6,095 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
269,239 km
Percentiles · cars aged 36
p10 166k
p25 218k
p50 269k
p75 312k
p90 372k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 165,542 km |
| p25 | 218,145 km |
| p50 | 269,239 km |
| p75 | 311,873 km |
| p90 | 372,465 km |
Inspection verdicts
80 1989, n = 6,095
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 10.5% |
| Minor defects | 17.3% |
| Major defects | 68.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
10.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
41.2% over the limit · n = 5,050
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.66 m⁻¹
54.8% over the limit · n = 811
What these numbers say
27.7% of 1989 Audi 80 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 6,095), against an average of 42.3% for all 36-year-old M1 cars.
At 36 years old, a typical one now shows 269,239 km on the odometer; half of them read between 218,145 km and 311,873 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 183 cars, 10.8% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.40% vol; 41.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate