Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.4% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 5,928 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
431,648 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 229k
p25 306k
p50 432k
p75 536k
p90 692k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 229,390 km |
| p25 | 306,248 km |
| p50 | 431,648 km |
| p75 | 536,139 km |
| p90 | 691,823 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sprinter 2005, n = 5,928
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 15.5% |
| Minor defects | 26.0% |
| Major defects | 56.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
9.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.86 m⁻¹
26.6% over the limit · n = 5,595
What these numbers say
41.4% of 2005 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,928), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 431,648 km on the odometer; half of them read between 306,248 km and 536,139 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 74 cars, 9.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.86 m⁻¹; 26.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate