BMW 3 Series 2002
Cars aged 23 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
41.5% ±0.8 pp
M1 average at 23 years – 37.8%
n = 14,094 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
345,375 km
Percentiles · cars aged 23
p10 249k
p25 296k
p50 345k
p75 394k
p90 446k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 248,630 km |
| p25 | 296,036 km |
| p50 | 345,375 km |
| p75 | 393,638 km |
| p90 | 445,629 km |
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 2002, n = 14,094
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 14.2% |
| Minor defects | 27.3% |
| Major defects | 55.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
3.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
11.0% over the limit · n = 2,572
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.57 m⁻¹
15.5% over the limit · n = 10,902
What these numbers say
41.5% of 2002 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 14,094), against an average of 37.8% for all 23-year-old M1 cars.
At 23 years old, a typical one now shows 345,375 km on the odometer; half of them read between 296,036 km and 393,638 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 133 cars, 3.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.57 m⁻¹; 15.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate