Audi A3 1998
Cars aged 27 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.4% ±1.2 pp
M1 average at 27 years – 36.7%
n = 6,727 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
305,950 km
Percentiles · cars aged 27
p10 210k
p25 257k
p50 306k
p75 367k
p90 419k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 210,294 km |
| p25 | 256,710 km |
| p50 | 305,950 km |
| p75 | 366,773 km |
| p90 | 419,288 km |
Inspection verdicts
A3 1998, n = 6,727
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.1% |
| Minor defects | 25.3% |
| Major defects | 56.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
37.7% over the limit · n = 2,850
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.90 m⁻¹
29.7% over the limit · n = 3,564
What these numbers say
41.4% of 1998 Audi A3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 6,727), against an average of 36.7% for all 27-year-old M1 cars.
At 27 years old, a typical one now shows 305,950 km on the odometer; half of them read between 256,710 km and 366,773 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 43 cars, 2.4% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.90 m⁻¹; 29.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate