Audi A3 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
44.7% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 7,377 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
301,454 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 218k
p25 260k
p50 301k
p75 337k
p90 373k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 217,591 km |
| p25 | 260,232 km |
| p50 | 301,454 km |
| p75 | 337,081 km |
| p90 | 372,562 km |
Inspection verdicts
A3 2005, n = 7,377
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 18.9% |
| Minor defects | 25.9% |
| Major defects | 54.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.5% over the limit · n = 1,391
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.58 m⁻¹
22.3% over the limit · n = 5,667
What these numbers say
44.7% of 2005 Audi A3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 7,377), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 301,454 km on the odometer; half of them read between 260,232 km and 337,081 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 24 cars, 1.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.58 m⁻¹; 22.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate