Cadillac BLS 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
45.2% ±11.1 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 73 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
284,250 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 209k
p25 245k
p50 284k
p75 328k
p90 375k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 208,553 km |
| p25 | 244,540 km |
| p50 | 284,250 km |
| p75 | 328,297 km |
| p90 | 375,367 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
BLS 2008, n = 73
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 27.4% |
| Minor defects | 17.8% |
| Major defects | 53.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.23 m⁻¹
3.5% over the limit · n = 58
What these numbers say
45.2% of 2008 Cadillac BLS cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 73), 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 284,250 km, half of them between 244,540 km and 328,297 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.23 m⁻¹; 3.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate