BMW 3 Series 1990
Cars aged 35 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
44.0% ±4.5 pp
M1 average at 35 years – 40.3%
n = 470 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
271,962 km
Percentiles · cars aged 35
p10 70k
p25 185k
p50 272k
p75 342k
p90 416k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 70,098 km |
| p25 | 185,126 km |
| p50 | 271,962 km |
| p75 | 342,242 km |
| p90 | 416,115 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 1990, n = 470
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 21.7% |
| Minor defects | 22.3% |
| Major defects | 51.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 4.7% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.60%
56.8% over the limit · n = 410
What these numbers say
44.0% of 1990 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 470), against an average of 40.3% for all 35-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 35-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 271,962 km, half of them between 185,126 km and 342,242 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 6 cars, 4.6% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.60% vol; 56.8% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate