Audi A4 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
60.2% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 12,945 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
308,792 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 227k
p25 265k
p50 309k
p75 350k
p90 396k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 226,853 km |
| p25 | 264,824 km |
| p50 | 308,792 km |
| p75 | 350,327 km |
| p90 | 395,820 km |
Inspection verdicts
A4 2008, n = 12,945
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 31.6% |
| Minor defects | 28.6% |
| Major defects | 39.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.1% over the limit · n = 1,764
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.05 m⁻¹
3.1% over the limit · n = 10,773
What these numbers say
60.2% of 2008 Audi A4 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 12,945), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 308,792 km on the odometer; half of them read between 264,824 km and 350,327 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 30 cars, 0.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.05 m⁻¹; 3.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate