BMW 5 Series 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
53.6% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 15,492 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
355,046 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 278k
p25 312k
p50 355k
p75 402k
p90 446k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 277,617 km |
| p25 | 311,711 km |
| p50 | 355,046 km |
| p75 | 402,405 km |
| p90 | 446,211 km |
Inspection verdicts
5 Series 2005, n = 15,492
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 20.5% |
| Minor defects | 33.1% |
| Major defects | 44.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
6.0% over the limit · n = 813
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.16 m⁻¹
2.6% over the limit · n = 14,035
What these numbers say
53.6% of 2005 BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 15,492), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 355,046 km on the odometer; half of them read between 311,711 km and 402,405 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 68 cars, 1.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.16 m⁻¹; 2.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate