Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2010
Cars aged 15 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
63.2% ±1.7 pp
M1 average at 15 years – 46.4%
n = 3,053 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
319,852 km
Percentiles · cars aged 15
p10 205k
p25 278k
p50 320k
p75 374k
p90 442k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 205,427 km |
| p25 | 277,719 km |
| p50 | 319,852 km |
| p75 | 374,240 km |
| p90 | 441,649 km |
Inspection verdicts
E-Class 2010, n = 3,053
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 42.9% |
| Minor defects | 20.3% |
| Major defects | 35.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.3% over the limit · n = 308
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.10 m⁻¹
1.0% over the limit · n = 2,656
What these numbers say
63.2% of 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,053), against an average of 46.4% for all 15-year-old M1 cars.
At 15 years old, a typical one now shows 319,852 km on the odometer; half of them read between 277,719 km and 374,240 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 15 cars, 1.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.10 m⁻¹; 1.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate