Audi A3 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
43.2% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 7,639 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
299,911 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 212k
p25 252k
p50 300k
p75 357k
p90 395k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 212,451 km |
| p25 | 251,845 km |
| p50 | 299,911 km |
| p75 | 357,491 km |
| p90 | 395,215 km |
Inspection verdicts
A3 1999, n = 7,639
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.1% |
| Minor defects | 26.1% |
| Major defects | 55.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.40%
32.3% over the limit · n = 2,506
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.96 m⁻¹
31.6% over the limit · n = 4,797
What these numbers say
43.2% of 1999 Audi A3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,639), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 299,911 km on the odometer; half of them read between 251,845 km and 357,491 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 43 cars, 2.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.96 m⁻¹; 31.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate