BMW 3 Series 2021
Cars aged 4 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
70.4% ±5.9 pp
M1 average at 4 years – 74.9%
n = 223 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
142,206 km
Percentiles · cars aged 4
p10 58k
p25 90k
p50 142k
p75 183k
p90 219k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 57,597 km |
| p25 | 90,495 km |
| p50 | 142,206 km |
| p75 | 182,666 km |
| p90 | 219,287 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
3 Series 2021, n = 223
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 45.7% |
| Minor defects | 24.7% |
| Major defects | 29.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.1% over the limit · n = 94
What these numbers say
70.4% of 2021 BMW 3 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 223), against an average of 74.9% for all 4-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 4-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 142,206 km, half of them between 90,495 km and 182,666 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.00% vol; 2.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate