Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2007
Cars aged 18 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
51.6% ±1.7 pp
M1 average at 18 years – 41.4%
n = 3,177 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
319,780 km
Percentiles · cars aged 18
p10 244k
p25 280k
p50 320k
p75 365k
p90 397k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 244,232 km |
| p25 | 280,476 km |
| p50 | 319,780 km |
| p75 | 365,094 km |
| p90 | 396,831 km |
Inspection verdicts
C-Class 2007, n = 3,177
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 24.4% |
| Minor defects | 27.2% |
| Major defects | 46.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.9% over the limit · n = 368
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.25 m⁻¹
10.8% over the limit · n = 2,732
What these numbers say
51.6% of 2007 Mercedes-Benz C-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,177), against an average of 41.4% for all 18-year-old M1 cars.
At 18 years old, a typical one now shows 319,780 km on the odometer; half of them read between 280,476 km and 365,094 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 14 cars, 1.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.25 m⁻¹; 10.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate