Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2003
Cars aged 22 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
44.1% ±1.5 pp
M1 average at 22 years – 37.8%
n = 4,306 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
416,884 km
Percentiles · cars aged 22
p10 181k
p25 276k
p50 417k
p75 547k
p90 672k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 180,521 km |
| p25 | 275,504 km |
| p50 | 416,884 km |
| p75 | 546,880 km |
| p90 | 672,160 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sprinter 2003, n = 4,306
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.0% |
| Minor defects | 28.1% |
| Major defects | 53.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
8.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.78 m⁻¹
22.4% over the limit · n = 4,079
What these numbers say
44.1% of 2003 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 4,306), against an average of 37.8% for all 22-year-old M1 cars.
At 22 years old, a typical one now shows 416,884 km on the odometer; half of them read between 275,504 km and 546,880 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 59 cars, 8.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.78 m⁻¹; 22.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate