BMW 3 Series 2015
Cars aged 10 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
63.7% ±2.0 pp
M1 average at 10 years – 61.7%
n = 2,207 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
223,718 km
Percentiles · cars aged 10
p10 142k
p25 179k
p50 224k
p75 282k
p90 330k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 141,832 km |
| p25 | 179,196 km |
| p50 | 223,718 km |
| p75 | 281,604 km |
| p90 | 330,082 km |
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 2015, n = 2,207
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 31.6% |
| Minor defects | 32.1% |
| Major defects | 35.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.5% over the limit · n = 850
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.05 m⁻¹
0.1% over the limit · n = 951
What these numbers say
63.7% of 2015 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,207), against an average of 61.7% for all 10-year-old M1 cars.
At 10 years old, a typical one now shows 223,718 km on the odometer; half of them read between 179,196 km and 281,604 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 4 cars, 0.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.05 m⁻¹; 0.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate