Audi A3 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
60.7% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 2,867 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
265,165 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 184k
p25 219k
p50 265k
p75 296k
p90 333k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 183,801 km |
| p25 | 218,510 km |
| p50 | 265,165 km |
| p75 | 295,612 km |
| p90 | 333,016 km |
Inspection verdicts
A3 2009, n = 2,867
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 32.9% |
| Minor defects | 27.8% |
| Major defects | 39.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
9.9% over the limit · n = 831
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.04 m⁻¹
1.4% over the limit · n = 1,962
What these numbers say
60.7% of 2009 Audi A3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,867), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 265,165 km on the odometer; half of them read between 218,510 km and 295,612 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 5 cars, 0.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.04 m⁻¹; 1.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate