Mercedes-Benz S-Class 1992
Cars aged 33 · 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
57.0% ±10.2 pp
M1 average at 33 years – 38.4%
n = 86 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
294,805 km
Percentiles · cars aged 33
p10 91k
p25 219k
p50 295k
p75 368k
p90 435k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 91,082 km |
| p25 | 218,965 km |
| p50 | 294,805 km |
| p75 | 367,679 km |
| p90 | 435,290 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
S-Class 1992, n = 86
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 33.7% |
| Minor defects | 23.3% |
| Major defects | 43.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
13.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
43.4% over the limit · n = 76
What these numbers say
57.0% of 1992 Mercedes-Benz S-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 86), against an average of 38.4% for all 33-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 33-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 294,805 km, half of them between 218,965 km and 367,679 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 4 cars, 13.8% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.50% vol; 43.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate