BMW 5 Series 1989
Cars aged 36 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.2% ±4.9 pp
M1 average at 36 years – 42.3%
n = 370 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
266,826 km
Percentiles · cars aged 36
p10 55k
p25 181k
p50 267k
p75 352k
p90 417k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 55,397 km |
| p25 | 180,775 km |
| p50 | 266,826 km |
| p75 | 351,897 km |
| p90 | 417,383 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
5 Series 1989, n = 370
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.0% |
| Minor defects | 22.2% |
| Major defects | 57.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
10.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.60%
54.8% over the limit · n = 281
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.30 m⁻¹
44.3% over the limit · n = 70
What these numbers say
39.2% of 1989 BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 370), against an average of 42.3% for all 36-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 36-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 266,826 km, half of them between 180,775 km and 351,897 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 12 cars, 10.9% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.60% vol; 54.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate