BMW 3 Series 2009
Cars aged 16 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
54.0% ±1.3 pp
M1 average at 16 years – 44.5%
n = 6,080 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
301,958 km
Percentiles · cars aged 16
p10 228k
p25 265k
p50 302k
p75 348k
p90 386k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 228,141 km |
| p25 | 265,399 km |
| p50 | 301,958 km |
| p75 | 348,044 km |
| p90 | 385,789 km |
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 2009, n = 6,080
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 24.5% |
| Minor defects | 29.5% |
| Major defects | 44.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
4.9% over the limit · n = 951
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.08 m⁻¹
0.5% over the limit · n = 4,973
What these numbers say
54.0% of 2009 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 6,080), against an average of 44.5% for all 16-year-old M1 cars.
At 16 years old, a typical one now shows 301,958 km on the odometer; half of them read between 265,399 km and 348,044 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 16 cars, 0.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.08 m⁻¹; 0.5% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate