BMW 6 Series 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
64.1% ±7.5 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 153 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
197,915 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 119k
p25 157k
p50 198k
p75 240k
p90 282k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 119,402 km |
| p25 | 156,542 km |
| p50 | 197,915 km |
| p75 | 239,676 km |
| p90 | 281,976 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
6 Series 2008, n = 153
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 41.2% |
| Minor defects | 22.9% |
| Major defects | 35.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.2% over the limit · n = 92
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.15 m⁻¹
0.0% over the limit · n = 58
What these numbers say
64.1% of 2008 BMW 6 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 153), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 17-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 197,915 km, half of them between 156,542 km and 239,676 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 2.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate