BMW 6 Series 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
70.9% ±7.6 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 134 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
219,236 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 136k
p25 177k
p50 219k
p75 263k
p90 306k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 135,594 km |
| p25 | 176,615 km |
| p50 | 219,236 km |
| p75 | 263,045 km |
| p90 | 306,398 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
6 Series 2004, n = 134
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 41.0% |
| Minor defects | 29.9% |
| Major defects | 28.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
5.3% over the limit · n = 133
What these numbers say
70.9% of 2004 BMW 6 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 134), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 21-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 219,236 km, half of them between 176,615 km and 263,045 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 2.7% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 5.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate