BMW 3 Series 1987
Cars aged 38 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
43.1% ±6.0 pp
M1 average at 38 years – 45.3%
n = 255 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
260,915 km
Percentiles · cars aged 38
p10 41k
p25 181k
p50 261k
p75 338k
p90 410k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 41,131 km |
| p25 | 181,467 km |
| p50 | 260,915 km |
| p75 | 338,146 km |
| p90 | 410,437 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 1987, n = 255
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 20.4% |
| Minor defects | 22.7% |
| Major defects | 54.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
5.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.65%
57.6% over the limit · n = 198
What these numbers say
43.1% of 1987 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 255), against an average of 45.3% for all 38-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 38-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 260,915 km, half of them between 181,467 km and 338,146 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 4 cars, 5.5% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.65% vol; 57.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate