BMW 3 Series 1992
Cars aged 33 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
31.1% ±2.5 pp
M1 average at 33 years – 38.4%
n = 1,329 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
294,805 km
Percentiles · cars aged 33
p10 91k
p25 219k
p50 295k
p75 368k
p90 435k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 91,082 km |
| p25 | 218,965 km |
| p50 | 294,805 km |
| p75 | 367,679 km |
| p90 | 435,290 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 1992, n = 1,329
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 11.2% |
| Minor defects | 19.9% |
| Major defects | 63.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 5.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
8.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.60%
50.7% over the limit · n = 1,243
What these numbers say
31.1% of 1992 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,329), against an average of 38.4% for all 33-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 33-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 294,805 km, half of them between 218,965 km and 367,679 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 32 cars, 8.1% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.60% vol; 50.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate