Audi A3 2002
Cars aged 23 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
46.3% ±1.6 pp
M1 average at 23 years – 37.8%
n = 3,819 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
288,836 km
Percentiles · cars aged 23
p10 191k
p25 234k
p50 289k
p75 329k
p90 391k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 191,209 km |
| p25 | 234,327 km |
| p50 | 288,836 km |
| p75 | 329,491 km |
| p90 | 390,702 km |
Inspection verdicts
A3 2002, n = 3,819
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.0% |
| Minor defects | 29.2% |
| Major defects | 52.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
17.0% over the limit · n = 982
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.62 m⁻¹
19.2% over the limit · n = 2,648
What these numbers say
46.3% of 2002 Audi A3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,819), against an average of 37.8% for all 23-year-old M1 cars.
At 23 years old, a typical one now shows 288,836 km on the odometer; half of them read between 234,327 km and 329,491 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 34 cars, 3.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.62 m⁻¹; 19.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate