Audi A3 2001
Cars aged 24 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
46.8% ±1.4 pp
M1 average at 24 years – 37.4%
n = 5,088 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
299,033 km
Percentiles · cars aged 24
p10 206k
p25 255k
p50 299k
p75 351k
p90 388k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 205,820 km |
| p25 | 254,617 km |
| p50 | 299,033 km |
| p75 | 350,907 km |
| p90 | 388,413 km |
Inspection verdicts
A3 2001, n = 5,088
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 16.6% |
| Minor defects | 30.2% |
| Major defects | 52.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.20%
18.3% over the limit · n = 1,287
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.79 m⁻¹
24.9% over the limit · n = 3,537
What these numbers say
46.8% of 2001 Audi A3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,088), against an average of 37.4% for all 24-year-old M1 cars.
At 24 years old, a typical one now shows 299,033 km on the odometer; half of them read between 254,617 km and 350,907 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 41 cars, 3.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.79 m⁻¹; 24.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate