BMW 3 Series 1999
Cars aged 26 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.1% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 26 years – 37.1%
n = 5,567 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
270,350 km
Percentiles · cars aged 26
p10 184k
p25 238k
p50 270k
p75 333k
p90 388k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 184,058 km |
| p25 | 238,278 km |
| p50 | 270,350 km |
| p75 | 333,255 km |
| p90 | 387,616 km |
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 1999, n = 5,567
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 13.4% |
| Minor defects | 25.7% |
| Major defects | 57.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
4.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
16.7% over the limit · n = 3,145
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.85 m⁻¹
29.1% over the limit · n = 2,189
What these numbers say
39.1% of 1999 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 5,567), against an average of 37.1% for all 26-year-old M1 cars.
At 26 years old, a typical one now shows 270,350 km on the odometer; half of them read between 238,278 km and 333,255 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 63 cars, 4.0% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 16.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate