BMW 3 Series 2000
Cars aged 25 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
39.0% ±1.1 pp
M1 average at 25 years – 37.2%
n = 8,153 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
323,500 km
Percentiles · cars aged 25
p10 194k
p25 262k
p50 324k
p75 372k
p90 452k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 193,869 km |
| p25 | 262,286 km |
| p50 | 323,500 km |
| p75 | 372,273 km |
| p90 | 452,087 km |
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 2000, n = 8,153
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.4% |
| Minor defects | 26.6% |
| Major defects | 57.5% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
15.7% over the limit · n = 2,400
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.67 m⁻¹
22.1% over the limit · n = 5,363
What these numbers say
39.0% of 2000 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 8,153), against an average of 37.2% for all 25-year-old M1 cars.
At 25 years old, a typical one now shows 323,500 km on the odometer; half of them read between 262,286 km and 372,273 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 90 cars, 3.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.67 m⁻¹; 22.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate