Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2006
Cars aged 19 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
44.9% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 19 years – 40.4%
n = 5,570 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
386,451 km
Percentiles · cars aged 19
p10 243k
p25 327k
p50 386k
p75 505k
p90 609k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 242,867 km |
| p25 | 326,731 km |
| p50 | 386,451 km |
| p75 | 504,803 km |
| p90 | 608,996 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sprinter 2006, n = 5,570
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 19.3% |
| Minor defects | 25.6% |
| Major defects | 53.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
9.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.49 m⁻¹
17.3% over the limit · n = 5,292
What these numbers say
44.9% of 2006 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,570), against an average of 40.4% for all 19-year-old M1 cars.
At 19 years old, a typical one now shows 386,451 km on the odometer; half of them read between 326,731 km and 504,803 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 67 cars, 9.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.49 m⁻¹; 17.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate