Audi A8 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
62.8% ±3.1 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 905 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
308,743 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 223k
p25 264k
p50 309k
p75 358k
p90 409k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 223,125 km |
| p25 | 264,356 km |
| p50 | 308,743 km |
| p75 | 357,976 km |
| p90 | 409,198 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
A8 2005, n = 905
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 28.5% |
| Minor defects | 34.3% |
| Major defects | 35.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
7.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
13.1% over the limit · n = 328
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.30 m⁻¹
7.8% over the limit · n = 551
What these numbers say
62.8% of 2005 Audi A8 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 905), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 20-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 308,743 km, half of them between 264,356 km and 357,976 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 16 cars, 7.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.30 m⁻¹; 7.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate