Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
59.1% ±4.4 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 486 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
308,743 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 223k
p25 264k
p50 309k
p75 358k
p90 409k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 223,125 km |
| p25 | 264,356 km |
| p50 | 308,743 km |
| p75 | 357,976 km |
| p90 | 409,198 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
S-Class 2005, n = 486
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 32.9% |
| Minor defects | 26.1% |
| Major defects | 39.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.6% over the limit · n = 247
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.24 m⁻¹
6.8% over the limit · n = 237
What these numbers say
59.1% of 2005 Mercedes-Benz S-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 486), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 20-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 308,743 km, half of them between 264,356 km and 357,976 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 5 cars, 3.9% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 1.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate