Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
52.8% ±1.6 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 3,561 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
407,293 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 232k
p25 301k
p50 407k
p75 559k
p90 719k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 232,122 km |
| p25 | 301,023 km |
| p50 | 407,293 km |
| p75 | 559,326 km |
| p90 | 719,467 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sprinter 2009, n = 3,561
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 24.8% |
| Minor defects | 28.0% |
| Major defects | 45.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
6.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.12 m⁻¹
1.5% over the limit · n = 3,341
What these numbers say
52.8% of 2009 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,561), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 407,293 km on the odometer; half of them read between 301,023 km and 559,326 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 37 cars, 6.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.12 m⁻¹; 1.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate