BMW 5 Series 2010
Cars aged 15 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
68.3% ±1.0 pp
M1 average at 15 years – 46.4%
n = 8,166 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
313,338 km
Percentiles · cars aged 15
p10 235k
p25 276k
p50 313k
p75 347k
p90 390k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 234,690 km |
| p25 | 276,132 km |
| p50 | 313,338 km |
| p75 | 347,251 km |
| p90 | 390,173 km |
Inspection verdicts
5 Series 2010, n = 8,166
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 36.9% |
| Minor defects | 31.4% |
| Major defects | 30.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.4% over the limit · n = 656
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.05 m⁻¹
0.2% over the limit · n = 7,347
What these numbers say
68.3% of 2010 BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 8,166), against an average of 46.4% for all 15-year-old M1 cars.
At 15 years old, a typical one now shows 313,338 km on the odometer; half of them read between 276,132 km and 347,251 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 29 cars, 1.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.05 m⁻¹; 0.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate