Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2006
Cars aged 19 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
50.6% ±1.9 pp
M1 average at 19 years – 40.4%
n = 2,773 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
240,563 km
Percentiles · cars aged 19
p10 160k
p25 201k
p50 241k
p75 296k
p90 335k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 159,672 km |
| p25 | 201,387 km |
| p50 | 240,563 km |
| p75 | 296,275 km |
| p90 | 334,792 km |
Inspection verdicts
B-Class 2006, n = 2,773
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 22.9% |
| Minor defects | 27.7% |
| Major defects | 48.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.3% over the limit · n = 802
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.23 m⁻¹
10.4% over the limit · n = 1,894
What these numbers say
50.6% of 2006 Mercedes-Benz B-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,773), against an average of 40.4% for all 19-year-old M1 cars.
At 19 years old, a typical one now shows 240,563 km on the odometer; half of them read between 201,387 km and 296,275 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 11 cars, 1.5% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.23 m⁻¹; 10.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate