BMW 3 Series 1989
Cars aged 36 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
46.0% ±4.6 pp
M1 average at 36 years – 42.3%
n = 452 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
266,826 km
Percentiles · cars aged 36
p10 55k
p25 181k
p50 267k
p75 352k
p90 417k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 55,397 km |
| p25 | 180,775 km |
| p50 | 266,826 km |
| p75 | 351,897 km |
| p90 | 417,383 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 1989, n = 452
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 19.9% |
| Minor defects | 26.1% |
| Major defects | 50.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
13.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
44.2% over the limit · n = 389
What these numbers say
46.0% of 1989 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 452), against an average of 42.3% for all 36-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 36-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 266,826 km, half of them between 180,775 km and 351,897 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 18 cars, 13.2% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.50% vol; 44.2% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate