Mercedes-Benz S-Class 1983
Cars aged 42 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
39.0% ±14.3 pp
M1 average at 42 years – 48.5%
n = 41 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
223,860 km
Percentiles · cars aged 42
p10 39k
p25 127k
p50 224k
p75 329k
p90 432k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 39,087 km |
| p25 | 127,170 km |
| p50 | 223,860 km |
| p75 | 328,976 km |
| p90 | 432,266 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
S-Class 1983, n = 41
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 22.0% |
| Minor defects | 17.1% |
| Major defects | 58.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
9.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
No emission readings for this group.
What these numbers say
39.0% of 1983 Mercedes-Benz S-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 41), against an average of 48.5% for all 42-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 42-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 223,860 km, half of them between 127,170 km and 328,976 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 9.1% of those assessed.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate