Audi A4 1996
Cars aged 29 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
36.2% ±0.6 pp
M1 average at 29 years – 35.8%
n = 24,360 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
345,046 km
Percentiles · cars aged 29
p10 228k
p25 274k
p50 345k
p75 417k
p90 462k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 228,257 km |
| p25 | 273,660 km |
| p50 | 345,046 km |
| p75 | 416,998 km |
| p90 | 461,907 km |
Inspection verdicts
A4 1996, n = 24,360
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 13.0% |
| Minor defects | 23.2% |
| Major defects | 60.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
42.2% over the limit · n = 8,638
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.90 m⁻¹
30.3% over the limit · n = 14,580
What these numbers say
36.2% of 1996 Audi A4 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 24,360), against an average of 35.8% for all 29-year-old M1 cars.
At 29 years old, a typical one now shows 345,046 km on the odometer; half of them read between 273,660 km and 416,998 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 305 cars, 4.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.90 m⁻¹; 30.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate