Audi A6 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.6% ±0.7 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 18,173 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
367,358 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 275k
p25 319k
p50 367k
p75 424k
p90 494k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 275,031 km |
| p25 | 318,687 km |
| p50 | 367,358 km |
| p75 | 424,220 km |
| p90 | 493,840 km |
Inspection verdicts
A6 1998, n = 18,173
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 11.6% |
| Minor defects | 28.0% |
| Major defects | 57.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.60%
53.4% over the limit · n = 5,778
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.99 m⁻¹
34.3% over the limit · n = 11,576
What these numbers say
39.6% of 1998 Audi A6 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 18,173), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
At 27 years old, a typical one now shows 367,358 km on the odometer; half of them read between 318,687 km and 424,220 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 122 cars, 2.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.99 m⁻¹; 34.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate