Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2017
Cars aged 8 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
62.5% ±2.0 pp
M1 average at 8 years – 67.7%
n = 2,280 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
270,146 km
Percentiles · cars aged 8
p10 127k
p25 206k
p50 270k
p75 387k
p90 521k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 126,798 km |
| p25 | 206,120 km |
| p50 | 270,146 km |
| p75 | 386,553 km |
| p90 | 521,403 km |
Inspection verdicts
Sprinter 2017, n = 2,280
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 38.2% |
| Minor defects | 24.3% |
| Major defects | 37.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
5.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.02 m⁻¹
0.4% over the limit · n = 1,667
What these numbers say
62.5% of 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,280), against an average of 67.7% for all 8-year-old M1 cars.
At 8 years old, a typical one now shows 270,146 km on the odometer; half of them read between 206,120 km and 386,553 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 18 cars, 5.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.02 m⁻¹; 0.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate