BMW 3 Series 1988
Cars aged 37 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
40.6% ±5.1 pp
M1 average at 37 years – 42.1%
n = 350 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
255,679 km
Percentiles · cars aged 37
p10 49k
p25 168k
p50 256k
p75 335k
p90 402k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 48,837 km |
| p25 | 167,990 km |
| p50 | 255,679 km |
| p75 | 334,762 km |
| p90 | 402,356 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 1988, n = 350
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 19.7% |
| Minor defects | 20.9% |
| Major defects | 56.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
6.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.60%
56.1% over the limit · n = 305
What these numbers say
40.6% of 1988 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 350), against an average of 42.1% for all 37-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 37-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 255,679 km, half of them between 167,990 km and 334,762 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 7 cars, 6.9% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.60% vol; 56.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate