Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2012
Cars aged 13 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
54.2% ±1.7 pp
M1 average at 13 years – 51.7%
n = 3,217 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
366,831 km
Percentiles · cars aged 13
p10 207k
p25 291k
p50 367k
p75 502k
p90 644k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 207,075 km |
| p25 | 290,921 km |
| p50 | 366,831 km |
| p75 | 502,137 km |
| p90 | 644,220 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sprinter 2012, n = 3,217
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 25.3% |
| Minor defects | 28.9% |
| Major defects | 44.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
5.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.06 m⁻¹
0.6% over the limit · n = 3,034
What these numbers say
54.2% of 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,217), against an average of 51.7% for all 13-year-old M1 cars.
At 13 years old, a typical one now shows 366,831 km on the odometer; half of them read between 290,921 km and 502,137 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 30 cars, 5.5% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.06 m⁻¹; 0.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate