Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2015
Cars aged 10 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
82.4% ±3.1 pp
M1 average at 10 years – 61.7%
n = 590 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
221,801 km
Percentiles · cars aged 10
p10 149k
p25 184k
p50 222k
p75 262k
p90 302k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 148,573 km |
| p25 | 184,476 km |
| p50 | 221,801 km |
| p75 | 261,579 km |
| p90 | 302,245 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
S-Class 2015, n = 590
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 69.2% |
| Minor defects | 13.2% |
| Major defects | 16.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.6% over the limit · n = 275
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.5% over the limit · n = 200
What these numbers say
82.4% of 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 590), against an average of 61.7% for all 10-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 10-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 221,801 km, half of them between 184,476 km and 261,579 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 cars, 1.1% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 2.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate