Audi A6 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
58.4% ±0.7 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 18,214 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
341,611 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 266k
p25 301k
p50 342k
p75 385k
p90 434k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 266,364 km |
| p25 | 300,611 km |
| p50 | 341,611 km |
| p75 | 385,053 km |
| p90 | 434,149 km |
Inspection verdicts
A6 2005, n = 18,214
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 26.2% |
| Minor defects | 32.1% |
| Major defects | 40.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
4.2% over the limit · n = 2,321
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.32 m⁻¹
9.6% over the limit · n = 15,092
What these numbers say
58.4% of 2005 Audi A6 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 18,214), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 341,611 km on the odometer; half of them read between 300,611 km and 385,053 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 108 cars, 2.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.32 m⁻¹; 9.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate