Audi A6 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.3% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 15,218 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
369,454 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 273k
p25 315k
p50 369k
p75 422k
p90 466k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 272,867 km |
| p25 | 314,855 km |
| p50 | 369,454 km |
| p75 | 422,461 km |
| p90 | 465,535 km |
Inspection verdicts
A6 1999, n = 15,218
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 11.2% |
| Minor defects | 29.0% |
| Major defects | 57.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
44.8% over the limit · n = 3,427
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.85 m⁻¹
28.3% over the limit · n = 11,006
What these numbers say
40.3% of 1999 Audi A6 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 15,218), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 369,454 km on the odometer; half of them read between 314,855 km and 422,461 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 121 cars, 3.1% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.85 m⁻¹; 28.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate