BMW 5 Series 2003
Cars aged 22 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
47.7% ±0.9 pp
M1 average at 22 years – 37.8%
n = 12,846 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
367,396 km
Percentiles · cars aged 22
p10 280k
p25 323k
p50 367k
p75 415k
p90 450k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 280,378 km |
| p25 | 323,483 km |
| p50 | 367,396 km |
| p75 | 415,389 km |
| p90 | 450,141 km |
Inspection verdicts
5 Series 2003, n = 12,846
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.4% |
| Minor defects | 30.4% |
| Major defects | 50.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.9% over the limit · n = 1,250
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.41 m⁻¹
10.3% over the limit · n = 10,938
What these numbers say
47.7% of 2003 BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 12,846), against an average of 37.8% for all 22-year-old M1 cars.
At 22 years old, a typical one now shows 367,396 km on the odometer; half of them read between 323,483 km and 415,389 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 133 cars, 4.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.41 m⁻¹; 10.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate