BMW 5 Series 1991
Cars aged 34 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
38.0% ±4.3 pp
M1 average at 34 years – 38.3%
n = 477 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
281,267 km
Percentiles · cars aged 34
p10 76k
p25 201k
p50 281k
p75 358k
p90 431k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 75,816 km |
| p25 | 200,789 km |
| p50 | 281,267 km |
| p75 | 357,601 km |
| p90 | 430,781 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
5 Series 1991, n = 477
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.4% |
| Minor defects | 25.6% |
| Major defects | 57.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
7.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
46.2% over the limit · n = 314
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.21 m⁻¹
40.0% over the limit · n = 140
What these numbers say
38.0% of 1991 BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 477), against an average of 38.3% for all 34-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 34-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 281,267 km, half of them between 200,789 km and 357,601 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 9 cars, 7.6% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.50% vol; 46.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate