BMW 5 Series 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
57.5% ±1.0 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 8,876 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
331,712 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 252k
p25 292k
p50 332k
p75 378k
p90 413k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 252,395 km |
| p25 | 292,031 km |
| p50 | 331,712 km |
| p75 | 377,649 km |
| p90 | 412,576 km |
Inspection verdicts
5 Series 2008, n = 8,876
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.4% |
| Minor defects | 32.1% |
| Major defects | 41.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
4.2% over the limit · n = 842
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.12 m⁻¹
0.8% over the limit · n = 7,839
What these numbers say
57.5% of 2008 BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 8,876), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 331,712 km on the odometer; half of them read between 292,031 km and 377,649 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 15 cars, 0.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.12 m⁻¹; 0.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate