BMW 5 Series 2001
Cars aged 24 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.4% ±0.9 pp
M1 average at 24 years – 37.4%
n = 12,560 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
384,825 km
Percentiles · cars aged 24
p10 282k
p25 330k
p50 385k
p75 431k
p90 467k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 281,774 km |
| p25 | 330,062 km |
| p50 | 384,825 km |
| p75 | 430,966 km |
| p90 | 467,002 km |
Inspection verdicts
5 Series 2001, n = 12,560
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.0% |
| Minor defects | 28.4% |
| Major defects | 57.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
9.1% over the limit · n = 1,377
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.44 m⁻¹
12.2% over the limit · n = 10,505
What these numbers say
40.4% of 2001 BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 12,560), against an average of 37.4% for all 24-year-old M1 cars.
At 24 years old, a typical one now shows 384,825 km on the odometer; half of them read between 330,062 km and 430,966 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 152 cars, 4.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.44 m⁻¹; 12.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate