BMW 6 Series 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
65.1% ±7.0 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 175 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
215,039 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 133k
p25 173k
p50 215k
p75 258k
p90 301k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 132,895 km |
| p25 | 172,732 km |
| p50 | 215,039 km |
| p75 | 258,218 km |
| p90 | 301,308 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
6 Series 2005, n = 175
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 31.4% |
| Minor defects | 33.7% |
| Major defects | 34.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
4.6% over the limit · n = 174
What these numbers say
65.1% of 2005 BMW 6 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 175), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 20-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 215,039 km, half of them between 172,732 km and 258,218 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 cars, 4.2% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 4.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate