Audi A3 1997
Cars aged 28 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.0% ±1.2 pp
M1 average at 28 years – 36.5%
n = 6,950 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
289,393 km
Percentiles · cars aged 28
p10 195k
p25 240k
p50 289k
p75 336k
p90 404k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 195,032 km |
| p25 | 239,729 km |
| p50 | 289,393 km |
| p75 | 336,228 km |
| p90 | 403,705 km |
Inspection verdicts
A3 1997, n = 6,950
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 15.4% |
| Minor defects | 25.6% |
| Major defects | 56.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
47.8% over the limit · n = 3,503
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.19 m⁻¹
39.0% over the limit · n = 3,153
What these numbers say
41.0% of 1997 Audi A3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 6,950), against an average of 36.5% for all 28-year-old M1 cars.
At 28 years old, a typical one now shows 289,393 km on the odometer; half of them read between 239,729 km and 336,228 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 34 cars, 1.8% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.50% vol; 47.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate