BMW 3 Series 2020
Cars aged 5 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
64.3% ±4.8 pp
M1 average at 5 years – 80.2%
n = 378 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
93,852 km
Percentiles · cars aged 5
p10 56k
p25 70k
p50 94k
p75 127k
p90 165k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 55,652 km |
| p25 | 69,650 km |
| p50 | 93,852 km |
| p75 | 126,518 km |
| p90 | 164,594 km |
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 2020, n = 378
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 44.7% |
| Minor defects | 19.6% |
| Major defects | 35.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.1% over the limit · n = 181
What these numbers say
64.3% of 2020 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 378), against an average of 80.2% for all 5-year-old M1 cars.
At 5 years old, a typical one now shows 93,852 km on the odometer; half of them read between 69,650 km and 126,518 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 0.8% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 1.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate