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BMW 5 Series

Made 1900–2024 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)
First-time pass
52.4%
±0.2 pp
n = 181,115
Annual mileage (median)
14,247 km
km per year, between two inspections
Odometer inconsistencies
2.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Major or dangerous defects
47.6%
share of inspections with that verdict
n = 181,115

52.4% of BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 181,115, all years of manufacture). 38,751 BMW 5 Series cars are registered in Lithuania (2.6% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 16.3 years. Of the 36 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2017 do best (81.1%) and those made in 1993 worst (32.7%). A typical one covers 14,247 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval
BMW 5 Series: Pass rate by year of manufacture3819833946524619874639343819913633343319953434383819994040434820035254545620075759686720116872736820156781757520197376
Chart data: BMW 5 Series: Pass rate by year of manufacture
YearFirst-time pass95 % CI
198338.2%23.9–55.0%
198438.8%28.1–50.8%
198546.0%36.6–55.7%
198651.9%44.1–59.6%
198746.1%35.3–57.2%
198846.5%39.4–53.7%
198939.2%34.4–44.3%
199034.0%30.3–38.0%
199138.0%33.7–42.4%
199236.1%32.0–40.4%
199332.7%29.1–36.6%
199433.8%30.4–37.3%
199533.1%29.7–36.6%
199633.8%32.1–35.4%
199734.2%32.7–35.6%
199837.6%36.1–39.1%
199938.3%37.2–39.4%
200039.9%39.0–40.9%
200140.4%39.5–41.2%
200242.8%41.9–43.7%
200347.7%46.9–48.6%
200452.1%51.3–52.8%
200553.6%52.8–54.4%
200654.5%53.5–55.4%
200756.5%55.6–57.3%
200857.5%56.5–58.5%
200959.2%57.7–60.6%
201068.3%67.3–69.3%
201167.0%66.1–67.9%
201268.3%67.1–69.5%
201371.5%70.2–72.8%
201472.7%71.2–74.1%
201567.7%65.6–69.7%
201667.0%64.4–69.6%
201781.1%79.2–82.9%
201874.9%72.1–77.4%
201974.8%71.2–78.1%
202073.1%67.5–78.0%
202176.4%70.1–81.7%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line
BMW 5 Series: Mileage by age100k200k300k400k500k308,203 km · 16 yrs0 yrs10 yrs20 yrs30 yrs
Chart data: BMW 5 Series: Mileage by age
Agep25p50p75
0 yrs23,608 km107,314 km164,386 km
1 yrs7,552 km16,802 km27,421 km
2 yrs26,788 km49,785 km114,311 km
3 yrs49,605 km72,424 km102,268 km
4 yrs72,139 km117,801 km174,155 km
5 yrs93,370 km133,117 km182,797 km
6 yrs121,077 km171,338 km223,038 km
7 yrs140,584 km189,067 km237,011 km
8 yrs172,213 km219,435 km260,938 km
9 yrs184,204 km230,810 km273,173 km
10 yrs207,329 km247,515 km287,159 km
11 yrs218,161 km257,954 km297,323 km
12 yrs231,510 km269,307 km308,694 km
13 yrs241,555 km279,706 km320,492 km
14 yrs251,411 km288,463 km329,622 km
15 yrs259,210 km298,845 km341,643 km
16 yrs267,895 km308,203 km351,906 km
17 yrs276,787 km318,222 km364,427 km
18 yrs283,652 km327,493 km374,301 km
19 yrs288,123 km332,964 km382,665 km
20 yrs293,929 km341,135 km392,364 km
21 yrs294,260 km342,745 km395,546 km
22 yrs293,895 km346,362 km400,896 km
23 yrs289,703 km344,061 km399,025 km
24 yrs278,823 km338,157 km396,514 km
25 yrs267,973 km324,925 km384,847 km
26 yrs254,689 km310,781 km371,281 km
27 yrs249,755 km304,430 km355,041 km
28 yrs248,705 km298,801 km352,372 km
29 yrs239,218 km291,748 km334,254 km
30 yrs232,193 km287,762 km343,480 km
31 yrs234,533 km286,896 km339,303 km
32 yrs234,780 km277,149 km334,475 km
33 yrs229,603 km282,997 km336,610 km
34 yrs224,955 km275,691 km336,460 km
35 yrs222,828 km265,195 km341,617 km
36 yrs225,634 km268,880 km328,657 km
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
14.7% over the limit · n = 26,404
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.19 m⁻¹
6.8% over the limit · n = 144,602

Inspection verdicts

BMW 5 Series, n = 181,115
BMW 5 Series: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: BMW 5 Series: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects22.2%
Minor defects30.3%
Major defects45.6%
Dangerous defects2.0%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01
Cars registered
38,751
allowed in traffic
Fleet share
2.6%
of registered passenger cars
Age of cars registered
16.3 yrs
median since first registration
Electric share
0.0%
battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered
BMW 5 Series: Registered, Fuel mix
Chart data: BMW 5 Series: Registered, Fuel mix
%
Diesel84.8%
Petrol9.1%
Petrol + LPG2.0%
Petrol hybrid2.1%
Other2.0%
Inspected
BMW 5 Series: Inspected, Fuel mix
Chart data: BMW 5 Series: Inspected, Fuel mix
%
Diesel84.9%
Petrol9.7%
Petrol + LPG5.2%
Petrol hybrid0.2%
Other0.1%
BMW 5 Series: Fuel: registered vs inspected
FuelRegisteredInspected
Diesel84.8%84.9%
Petrol9.1%9.7%
Petrol + LPG2.0%5.1%
Petrol hybrid2.1%0.2%
Other2.0%0.1%
Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.
By year of manufacture
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By year of manufacture
YearnFirst-time passInterval
2024n = 5 · too few
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2023n = 7 · too few
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2022n = 24 · too few
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2021 full stats203
76.4%
70.1–81.7%
2020 full stats271
73.1%
67.5–78.0%
2019 full stats595
74.8%
71.2–78.1%
2018 full stats1,010
74.9%
72.1–77.4%
2017 full stats1,703
81.1%
79.2–82.9%
2016 full stats1,244
67.0%
64.4–69.6%
2015 full stats2,024
67.7%
65.6–69.7%
2014 full stats3,515
72.7%
71.2–74.1%
2013 full stats4,578
71.5%
70.2–72.8%
2012 full stats5,481
68.3%
67.1–69.5%
2011 full stats10,111
67.0%
66.1–67.9%
2010 full stats8,166
68.3%
67.3–69.3%
2009 full stats4,519
59.2%
57.7–60.6%
2008 full stats8,876
57.5%
56.5–58.5%
2007 full stats12,415
56.5%
55.6–57.3%
2006 full stats11,150
54.5%
53.5–55.4%
2005 full stats15,492
53.6%
52.8–54.4%
2004 full stats18,377
52.1%
51.3–52.8%
2003 full stats12,846
47.7%
46.9–48.6%
2002 full stats11,601
42.8%
41.9–43.7%
2001 full stats12,560
40.4%
39.5–41.2%
2000 full stats10,055
39.9%
39.0–40.9%
1999 full stats7,627
38.3%
37.2–39.4%
1998 full stats4,035
37.6%
36.1–39.1%
1997 full stats4,088
34.2%
32.7–35.6%
1996 full stats3,148
33.8%
32.1–35.4%
1995 full stats702
33.1%
29.7–36.6%
1994 full stats714
33.8%
30.4–37.3%
1993 full stats599
32.7%
29.1–36.6%
1992 full stats493
36.1%
32.0–40.4%
1991 full stats477
38.0%
33.7–42.4%
1990 full stats570
34.0%
30.3–38.0%
1989 full stats370
39.2%
34.4–44.3%
1988 full stats185
46.5%
39.4–53.7%
1987 76
46.1%
35.3–57.2%
1986 full stats156
51.9%
44.1–59.6%
1985 full stats100
46.0%
36.6–55.7%
1984 67
38.8%
28.1–50.8%
1983 34
38.2%
23.9–55.0%
1982n = 17 · too few
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1981n = 7 · too few
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1980n = 8 · too few
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1979n = 2 · too few
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1978n = 3 · too few
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1977n = 7 · too few
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1976n = 2 · too few
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1900n = 3 · too few
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