BMW 3 Series 1984
Cars aged 41 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
60.3% ±12.2 pp
M1 average at 41 years – 49.7%
n = 58 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
240,607 km
Percentiles · cars aged 41
p10 28k
p25 100k
p50 241k
p75 336k
p90 440k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 28,495 km |
| p25 | 100,001 km |
| p50 | 240,607 km |
| p75 | 336,319 km |
| p90 | 440,422 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 1984, n = 58
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 22.4% |
| Minor defects | 37.9% |
| Major defects | 36.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
5.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.70%
55.4% over the limit · n = 56
What these numbers say
60.3% of 1984 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 58), against an average of 49.7% for all 41-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 41-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 240,607 km, half of them between 100,001 km and 336,319 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 5.9% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.70% vol; 55.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate