Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
56.2% ±2.1 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 2,103 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
313,130 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 248k
p25 282k
p50 313k
p75 358k
p90 409k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 247,711 km |
| p25 | 281,770 km |
| p50 | 313,130 km |
| p75 | 357,891 km |
| p90 | 408,512 km |
Inspection verdicts
C-Class 2009, n = 2,103
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 27.0% |
| Minor defects | 29.2% |
| Major defects | 42.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.7% over the limit · n = 232
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.16 m⁻¹
3.1% over the limit · n = 1,795
What these numbers say
56.2% of 2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,103), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 313,130 km on the odometer; half of them read between 281,770 km and 357,891 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 7 cars, 1.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.16 m⁻¹; 3.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate