BMW 3 Series 2017
Cars aged 8 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
67.6% ±2.8 pp
M1 average at 8 years – 67.7%
n = 1,036 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
168,410 km
Percentiles · cars aged 8
p10 87k
p25 108k
p50 168k
p75 250k
p90 285k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 86,528 km |
| p25 | 108,009 km |
| p50 | 168,410 km |
| p75 | 250,441 km |
| p90 | 284,738 km |
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 2017, n = 1,036
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 35.6% |
| Minor defects | 31.9% |
| Major defects | 32.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.3% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.4% over the limit · n = 375
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.03 m⁻¹
0.0% over the limit · n = 208
What these numbers say
67.6% of 2017 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,036), against an average of 67.7% for all 8-year-old M1 cars.
At 8 years old, a typical one now shows 168,410 km on the odometer; half of them read between 108,009 km and 250,441 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 0.3% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 2.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate