BMW 5 Series 2012
Cars aged 13 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
68.3% ±1.2 pp
M1 average at 13 years – 51.7%
n = 5,481 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
291,239 km
Percentiles · cars aged 13
p10 206k
p25 246k
p50 291k
p75 330k
p90 372k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 205,847 km |
| p25 | 246,019 km |
| p50 | 291,239 km |
| p75 | 330,063 km |
| p90 | 372,006 km |
Inspection verdicts
5 Series 2012, n = 5,481
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 38.0% |
| Minor defects | 30.3% |
| Major defects | 30.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.8% over the limit · n = 838
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.04 m⁻¹
0.1% over the limit · n = 4,526
What these numbers say
68.3% of 2012 BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,481), against an average of 51.7% for all 13-year-old M1 cars.
At 13 years old, a typical one now shows 291,239 km on the odometer; half of them read between 246,019 km and 330,063 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 14 cars, 0.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.04 m⁻¹; 0.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate