Audi A6 1996
Cars aged 29 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
42.3% ±0.7 pp
M1 average at 29 years – 35.8%
n = 16,823 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
405,690 km
Percentiles · cars aged 29
p10 297k
p25 348k
p50 406k
p75 476k
p90 553k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 296,532 km |
| p25 | 348,313 km |
| p50 | 405,690 km |
| p75 | 476,259 km |
| p90 | 553,291 km |
Inspection verdicts
A6 1996, n = 16,823
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 14.9% |
| Minor defects | 27.3% |
| Major defects | 54.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
5.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
47.8% over the limit · n = 2,530
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.22 m⁻¹
39.6% over the limit · n = 13,672
What these numbers say
42.3% of 1996 Audi A6 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 16,823), against an average of 35.8% for all 29-year-old M1 cars.
At 29 years old, a typical one now shows 405,690 km on the odometer; half of them read between 348,313 km and 476,259 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 248 cars, 5.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.22 m⁻¹; 39.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate