Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2016
Cars aged 9 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
56.8% ±2.1 pp
M1 average at 9 years – 64.8%
n = 2,128 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
351,443 km
Percentiles · cars aged 9
p10 185k
p25 241k
p50 351k
p75 493k
p90 679k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 184,517 km |
| p25 | 240,757 km |
| p50 | 351,443 km |
| p75 | 493,016 km |
| p90 | 679,347 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sprinter 2016, n = 2,128
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 31.3% |
| Minor defects | 25.5% |
| Major defects | 42.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
7.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.3% over the limit · n = 1,674
What these numbers say
56.8% of 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,128), against an average of 64.8% for all 9-year-old M1 cars.
At 9 years old, a typical one now shows 351,443 km on the odometer; half of them read between 240,757 km and 493,016 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 27 cars, 7.5% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate