BMW 5 Series 2014
Cars aged 11 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
72.7% ±1.5 pp
M1 average at 11 years – 57.9%
n = 3,515 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
260,524 km
Percentiles · cars aged 11
p10 165k
p25 213k
p50 261k
p75 305k
p90 339k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 165,443 km |
| p25 | 213,099 km |
| p50 | 260,524 km |
| p75 | 305,478 km |
| p90 | 339,219 km |
Inspection verdicts
5 Series 2014, n = 3,515
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 45.4% |
| Minor defects | 27.3% |
| Major defects | 26.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.9% over the limit · n = 746
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.2% over the limit · n = 2,438
What these numbers say
72.7% of 2014 BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,515), against an average of 57.9% for all 11-year-old M1 cars.
At 11 years old, a typical one now shows 260,524 km on the odometer; half of them read between 213,099 km and 305,478 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 9 cars, 0.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate