BMW 5 Series 1992
Cars aged 33 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
36.1% ±4.2 pp
M1 average at 33 years – 38.4%
n = 493 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
294,805 km
Percentiles · cars aged 33
p10 91k
p25 219k
p50 295k
p75 368k
p90 435k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 91,082 km |
| p25 | 218,965 km |
| p50 | 294,805 km |
| p75 | 367,679 km |
| p90 | 435,290 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
5 Series 1992, n = 493
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 11.2% |
| Minor defects | 24.9% |
| Major defects | 59.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
16.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.55%
50.0% over the limit · n = 284
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.07 m⁻¹
38.1% over the limit · n = 176
What these numbers say
36.1% of 1992 BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 493), against an average of 38.4% for all 33-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 33-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 294,805 km, half of them between 218,965 km and 367,679 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 20 cars, 16.0% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.55% vol; 50.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate