Citroën C5 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
44.4% ±1.6 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 3,671 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
309,706 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 225k
p25 260k
p50 310k
p75 363k
p90 407k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 225,028 km |
| p25 | 260,190 km |
| p50 | 309,706 km |
| p75 | 362,909 km |
| p90 | 406,968 km |
Inspection verdicts
C5 2005, n = 3,671
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.4% |
| Minor defects | 27.1% |
| Major defects | 54.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.0% over the limit · n = 494
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.70 m⁻¹
24.4% over the limit · n = 2,963
What these numbers say
44.4% of 2005 Citroën C5 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,671), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 309,706 km on the odometer; half of them read between 260,190 km and 362,909 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 cars, 0.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.70 m⁻¹; 24.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate