Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2012
Cars aged 13 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
64.5% ±2.5 pp
M1 average at 13 years – 51.7%
n = 1,390 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
275,797 km
Percentiles · cars aged 13
p10 182k
p25 229k
p50 276k
p75 341k
p90 378k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 182,496 km |
| p25 | 229,115 km |
| p50 | 275,797 km |
| p75 | 341,093 km |
| p90 | 377,911 km |
Inspection verdicts
C-Class 2012, n = 1,390
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 46.1% |
| Minor defects | 18.4% |
| Major defects | 34.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.7% over the limit · n = 239
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.06 m⁻¹
0.4% over the limit · n = 1,109
What these numbers say
64.5% of 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,390), against an average of 51.7% for all 13-year-old M1 cars.
At 13 years old, a typical one now shows 275,797 km on the odometer; half of them read between 229,115 km and 341,093 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 4 cars, 1.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.06 m⁻¹; 0.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate