BMW 1 Series 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
58.3% ±2.1 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 2,176 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
260,193 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 186k
p25 219k
p50 260k
p75 308k
p90 338k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 186,406 km |
| p25 | 218,784 km |
| p50 | 260,193 km |
| p75 | 307,885 km |
| p90 | 337,755 km |
Inspection verdicts
1 Series 2009, n = 2,176
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 24.7% |
| Minor defects | 33.6% |
| Major defects | 41.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.2% over the limit · n = 449
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.06 m⁻¹
0.8% over the limit · n = 1,684
What these numbers say
58.3% of 2009 BMW 1 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,176), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 260,193 km on the odometer; half of them read between 218,784 km and 307,885 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 cars, 0.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.06 m⁻¹; 0.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate