BMW 5 Series 2013
Cars aged 12 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
71.5% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 12 years – 54.9%
n = 4,578 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
277,855 km
Percentiles · cars aged 12
p10 184k
p25 232k
p50 278k
p75 322k
p90 358k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 183,946 km |
| p25 | 232,463 km |
| p50 | 277,855 km |
| p75 | 321,549 km |
| p90 | 357,649 km |
Inspection verdicts
5 Series 2013, n = 4,578
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 40.9% |
| Minor defects | 30.6% |
| Major defects | 27.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.6% over the limit · n = 912
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.03 m⁻¹
0.3% over the limit · n = 3,511
What these numbers say
71.5% of 2013 BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 4,578), against an average of 54.9% for all 12-year-old M1 cars.
At 12 years old, a typical one now shows 277,855 km on the odometer; half of them read between 232,463 km and 321,549 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 cars, 0.4% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.03 m⁻¹; 0.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate