Mercedes-Benz 190 1985
Cars aged 40 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.2% ±8.2 pp
M1 average at 40 years – 48.5%
n = 136 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
74,578 km
Percentiles · cars aged 40
p10 13k
p25 34k
p50 75k
p75 173k
p90 244k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 12,556 km |
| p25 | 33,871 km |
| p50 | 74,578 km |
| p75 | 173,313 km |
| p90 | 244,143 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
190 1985, n = 136
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.4% |
| Minor defects | 22.8% |
| Major defects | 54.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
1.10%
58.7% over the limit · n = 75
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.84 m⁻¹
63.0% over the limit · n = 54
What these numbers say
41.2% of 1985 Mercedes-Benz 190 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 136), against an average of 48.5% for all 40-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 40-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 74,578 km, half of them between 33,871 km and 173,313 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 cars, 4.9% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 1.10% vol; 58.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate