Audi A4 2012
Cars aged 13 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
71.2% ±1.7 pp
M1 average at 13 years – 51.7%
n = 2,789 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
271,125 km
Percentiles · cars aged 13
p10 179k
p25 231k
p50 271k
p75 316k
p90 351k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 178,720 km |
| p25 | 231,456 km |
| p50 | 271,125 km |
| p75 | 316,183 km |
| p90 | 350,818 km |
Inspection verdicts
A4 2012, n = 2,789
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 43.6% |
| Minor defects | 27.6% |
| Major defects | 28.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.8% over the limit · n = 551
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.2% over the limit · n = 2,191
What these numbers say
71.2% of 2012 Audi A4 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,789), against an average of 51.7% for all 13-year-old M1 cars.
At 13 years old, a typical one now shows 271,125 km on the odometer; half of them read between 231,456 km and 316,183 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 5 cars, 0.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate