Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2015
Cars aged 10 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
68.0% ±3.2 pp
M1 average at 10 years – 61.7%
n = 815 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
273,451 km
Percentiles · cars aged 10
p10 159k
p25 222k
p50 273k
p75 344k
p90 418k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 158,965 km |
| p25 | 221,758 km |
| p50 | 273,451 km |
| p75 | 344,117 km |
| p90 | 417,686 km |
Inspection verdicts
E-Class 2015, n = 815
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 51.3% |
| Minor defects | 16.7% |
| Major defects | 31.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.3% over the limit · n = 91
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.05 m⁻¹
0.3% over the limit · n = 605
What these numbers say
68.0% of 2015 Mercedes-Benz E-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 815), against an average of 61.7% for all 10-year-old M1 cars.
At 10 years old, a typical one now shows 273,451 km on the odometer; half of them read between 221,758 km and 344,117 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 3 cars, 1.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.05 m⁻¹; 0.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate