BMW 3 Series 2016
Cars aged 9 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
64.2% ±2.2 pp
M1 average at 9 years – 64.8%
n = 1,857 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
192,365 km
Percentiles · cars aged 9
p10 115k
p25 142k
p50 192k
p75 246k
p90 285k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 114,561 km |
| p25 | 141,791 km |
| p50 | 192,365 km |
| p75 | 245,920 km |
| p90 | 284,560 km |
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 2016, n = 1,857
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 33.8% |
| Minor defects | 30.4% |
| Major defects | 35.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
0.9% over the limit · n = 586
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.04 m⁻¹
0.2% over the limit · n = 498
What these numbers say
64.2% of 2016 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,857), against an average of 64.8% for all 9-year-old M1 cars.
At 9 years old, a typical one now shows 192,365 km on the odometer; half of them read between 141,791 km and 245,920 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 0.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate