Audi A3 2007
Cars aged 18 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
52.4% ±1.4 pp
M1 average at 18 years – 41.4%
n = 5,018 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
288,309 km
Percentiles · cars aged 18
p10 211k
p25 245k
p50 288k
p75 322k
p90 361k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 211,046 km |
| p25 | 245,319 km |
| p50 | 288,309 km |
| p75 | 321,886 km |
| p90 | 361,462 km |
Inspection verdicts
A3 2007, n = 5,018
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 24.5% |
| Minor defects | 27.9% |
| Major defects | 47.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
7.0% over the limit · n = 685
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.29 m⁻¹
14.0% over the limit · n = 4,124
What these numbers say
52.4% of 2007 Audi A3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,018), against an average of 41.4% for all 18-year-old M1 cars.
At 18 years old, a typical one now shows 288,309 km on the odometer; half of them read between 245,319 km and 321,886 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 11 cars, 0.8% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.29 m⁻¹; 14.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate