Audi A8 2003
Cars aged 22 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
58.7% ±3.2 pp
M1 average at 22 years – 37.8%
n = 883 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
322,030 km
Percentiles · cars aged 22
p10 226k
p25 273k
p50 322k
p75 375k
p90 430k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 225,537 km |
| p25 | 273,231 km |
| p50 | 322,030 km |
| p75 | 374,982 km |
| p90 | 429,931 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
A8 2003, n = 883
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.6% |
| Minor defects | 33.1% |
| Major defects | 40.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
13.9% over the limit · n = 561
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.47 m⁻¹
14.8% over the limit · n = 310
What these numbers say
58.7% of 2003 Audi A8 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 883), against an average of 37.8% for all 22-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 22-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 322,030 km, half of them between 273,231 km and 374,982 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 cars, 2.7% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 13.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate