Audi A3 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
44.7% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 5,868 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
299,366 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 222k
p25 255k
p50 299k
p75 344k
p90 398k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 221,802 km |
| p25 | 255,316 km |
| p50 | 299,366 km |
| p75 | 343,710 km |
| p90 | 398,071 km |
Inspection verdicts
A3 2004, n = 5,868
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.1% |
| Minor defects | 26.6% |
| Major defects | 54.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
4.2% over the limit · n = 985
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.61 m⁻¹
22.8% over the limit · n = 4,584
What these numbers say
44.7% of 2004 Audi A3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,868), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 299,366 km on the odometer; half of them read between 255,316 km and 343,710 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 18 cars, 1.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.61 m⁻¹; 22.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate