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BMW 3 Series

Made 1900–2024 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)
First-time pass
47.4%
±0.2 pp
n = 159,459
Annual mileage (median)
13,024 km
km per year, between two inspections
Odometer inconsistencies
2.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Major or dangerous defects
52.6%
share of inspections with that verdict
n = 159,459

47.4% of BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 159,459, all years of manufacture). 36,971 BMW 3 Series cars are registered in Lithuania (2.5% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 17.8 years. Of the 37 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2019 do best (76.4%) and those made in 1993 worst (29.1%). A typical one covers 13,024 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval
BMW 3 Series: Pass rate by year of manufacture6019844842434119884644353119922932343419963838393920004142414120044650535520085457596520126665646420166864766420207045
Chart data: BMW 3 Series: Pass rate by year of manufacture
YearFirst-time pass95 % CI
198460.3%47.5–71.9%
198548.1%38.8–57.5%
198641.8%35.2–48.8%
198743.1%37.2–49.3%
198840.6%35.6–45.8%
198946.0%41.5–50.6%
199044.0%39.6–48.6%
199134.9%31.9–38.1%
199231.1%28.7–33.6%
199329.1%26.6–31.7%
199432.0%29.9–34.2%
199534.1%32.3–36.0%
199634.0%31.9–36.2%
199737.5%35.3–39.8%
199837.8%36.3–39.4%
199939.1%37.8–40.4%
200039.0%38.0–40.1%
200141.3%40.3–42.2%
200241.5%40.7–42.3%
200340.8%39.9–41.6%
200440.8%39.8–41.8%
200546.1%45.2–47.1%
200649.7%48.8–50.5%
200753.2%52.3–54.1%
200854.6%53.6–55.6%
200954.0%52.7–55.2%
201056.8%55.3–58.3%
201158.7%57.1–60.3%
201264.7%63.1–66.2%
201365.6%64.3–66.9%
201465.3%63.7–67.0%
201563.7%61.7–65.7%
201664.2%62.0–66.3%
201767.6%64.7–70.4%
201864.4%60.0–68.6%
201976.4%72.6–79.9%
202064.3%59.3–69.0%
202170.4%64.1–76.0%
202244.9%31.9–58.7%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line
BMW 3 Series: Mileage by age100k200k300k400k286,029 km · 16 yrs0 yrs10 yrs20 yrs30 yrs
Chart data: BMW 3 Series: Mileage by age
Agep25p50p75
0 yrs31,392 km89,616 km161,748 km
1 yrs6,485 km12,030 km21,497 km
2 yrs20,182 km34,970 km67,275 km
3 yrs41,527 km59,214 km86,592 km
4 yrs56,329 km86,967 km153,702 km
5 yrs74,445 km104,025 km160,470 km
6 yrs95,389 km141,336 km201,744 km
7 yrs114,617 km161,247 km217,581 km
8 yrs146,609 km195,891 km242,926 km
9 yrs160,567 km208,964 km253,143 km
10 yrs185,764 km226,262 km268,734 km
11 yrs197,307 km238,641 km277,471 km
12 yrs210,750 km250,093 km288,466 km
13 yrs220,225 km258,966 km297,066 km
14 yrs230,318 km268,438 km307,942 km
15 yrs237,204 km277,329 km318,037 km
16 yrs245,112 km286,029 km328,111 km
17 yrs249,740 km293,855 km337,122 km
18 yrs256,622 km301,345 km347,455 km
19 yrs257,611 km305,978 km353,497 km
20 yrs254,795 km305,329 km356,355 km
21 yrs252,106 km305,189 km359,592 km
22 yrs250,005 km301,768 km355,909 km
23 yrs237,267 km287,073 km342,859 km
24 yrs231,394 km278,402 km332,978 km
25 yrs222,118 km268,170 km316,481 km
26 yrs222,516 km263,786 km311,472 km
27 yrs212,883 km260,132 km305,209 km
28 yrs210,741 km254,421 km304,457 km
29 yrs204,979 km250,766 km296,501 km
30 yrs197,618 km253,041 km304,518 km
31 yrs203,310 km243,900 km292,589 km
32 yrs192,894 km242,746 km295,814 km
33 yrs187,401 km234,086 km278,730 km
34 yrs209,534 km250,648 km290,254 km
35 yrs181,715 km228,051 km267,753 km
36 yrs192,502 km243,819 km304,810 km
37 yrs187,015 km223,192 km264,734 km
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
18.3% over the limit · n = 42,798
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.27 m⁻¹
9.8% over the limit · n = 108,584

Inspection verdicts

BMW 3 Series, n = 159,459
BMW 3 Series: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: BMW 3 Series: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects19.6%
Minor defects27.9%
Major defects50.4%
Dangerous defects2.2%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01
Cars registered
36,971
allowed in traffic
Fleet share
2.5%
of registered passenger cars
Age of cars registered
17.8 yrs
median since first registration
Electric share
0.0%
battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered
BMW 3 Series: Registered, Fuel mix
Chart data: BMW 3 Series: Registered, Fuel mix
%
Diesel77.8%
Petrol17.9%
Petrol + LPG1.6%
Other2.7%
Inspected
BMW 3 Series: Inspected, Fuel mix
Chart data: BMW 3 Series: Inspected, Fuel mix
%
Diesel72.1%
Petrol22.6%
Petrol + LPG5.1%
Other0.3%
BMW 3 Series: Fuel: registered vs inspected
FuelRegisteredInspected
Diesel77.8%72.1%
Petrol17.9%22.6%
Petrol + LPG1.6%5.1%
Other2.7%0.3%
Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.
By year of manufacture
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By year of manufacture
YearnFirst-time passInterval
2024n = 3 · too few
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2023n = 18 · too few
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2022 49
44.9%
31.9–58.7%
2021 full stats223
70.4%
64.1–76.0%
2020 full stats378
64.3%
59.3–69.0%
2019 full stats513
76.4%
72.6–79.9%
2018 full stats475
64.4%
60.0–68.6%
2017 full stats1,036
67.6%
64.7–70.4%
2016 full stats1,857
64.2%
62.0–66.3%
2015 full stats2,207
63.7%
61.7–65.7%
2014 full stats3,286
65.3%
63.7–67.0%
2013 full stats5,077
65.6%
64.3–66.9%
2012 full stats3,593
64.7%
63.1–66.2%
2011 full stats3,621
58.7%
57.1–60.3%
2010 full stats4,292
56.8%
55.3–58.3%
2009 full stats6,080
54.0%
52.7–55.2%
2008 full stats10,128
54.6%
53.6–55.6%
2007 full stats12,836
53.2%
52.3–54.1%
2006 full stats13,874
49.7%
48.8–50.5%
2005 full stats10,775
46.1%
45.2–47.1%
2004 full stats9,439
40.8%
39.8–41.8%
2003 full stats12,686
40.8%
39.9–41.6%
2002 full stats14,094
41.5%
40.7–42.3%
2001 full stats10,752
41.3%
40.3–42.2%
2000 full stats8,153
39.0%
38.0–40.1%
1999 full stats5,567
39.1%
37.8–40.4%
1998 full stats3,874
37.8%
36.3–39.4%
1997 full stats1,798
37.5%
35.3–39.8%
1996 full stats1,902
34.0%
31.9–36.2%
1995 full stats2,454
34.1%
32.3–36.0%
1994 full stats1,813
32.0%
29.9–34.2%
1993 full stats1,234
29.1%
26.6–31.7%
1992 full stats1,329
31.1%
28.7–33.6%
1991 full stats914
34.9%
31.9–38.1%
1990 full stats470
44.0%
39.6–48.6%
1989 full stats452
46.0%
41.5–50.6%
1988 full stats350
40.6%
35.6–45.8%
1987 full stats255
43.1%
37.2–49.3%
1986 full stats196
41.8%
35.2–48.8%
1985 full stats106
48.1%
38.8–57.5%
1984 58
60.3%
47.5–71.9%
1983n = 26 · too few
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1982n = 18 · too few
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1981n = 17 · too few
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1980n = 4 · too few
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1979n = 4 · too few
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1978n = 6 · too few
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1976n = 2 · too few
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1975n = 3 · too few
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1952n = 4 · too few
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1951n = 2 · too few
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1950n = 2 · too few
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1947n = 2 · too few
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1939n = 4 · too few
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1900n = 7 · too few
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