BMW 5 Series 2015
Cars aged 10 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
67.7% ±2.0 pp
M1 average at 10 years – 61.7%
n = 2,024 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
237,603 km
Percentiles · cars aged 10
p10 138k
p25 181k
p50 238k
p75 283k
p90 300k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 137,839 km |
| p25 | 180,714 km |
| p50 | 237,603 km |
| p75 | 282,847 km |
| p90 | 300,459 km |
Inspection verdicts
5 Series 2015, n = 2,024
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 39.7% |
| Minor defects | 28.0% |
| Major defects | 31.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.3% over the limit · n = 475
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.2% over the limit · n = 1,110
What these numbers say
67.7% of 2015 BMW 5 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,024), against an average of 61.7% for all 10-year-old M1 cars.
At 10 years old, a typical one now shows 237,603 km on the odometer; half of them read between 180,714 km and 282,847 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars 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