Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
53.8% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 5,993 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
395,163 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 202k
p25 301k
p50 395k
p75 552k
p90 696k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 202,128 km |
| p25 | 301,150 km |
| p50 | 395,163 km |
| p75 | 551,561 km |
| p90 | 695,800 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sprinter 2008, n = 5,993
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 24.8% |
| Minor defects | 28.9% |
| Major defects | 44.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
9.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.14 m⁻¹
3.6% over the limit · n = 5,674
What these numbers say
53.8% of 2008 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,993), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 395,163 km on the odometer; half of them read between 301,150 km and 551,561 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 84 cars, 9.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.14 m⁻¹; 3.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate