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BMW 7 Series

Made 1978–2024 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)
First-time pass
59.1%
±0.6 pp
n = 22,858
Annual mileage (median)
13,528 km
km per year, between two inspections
Odometer inconsistencies
3.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Major or dangerous defects
40.9%
share of inspections with that verdict
n = 22,858

59.1% of BMW 7 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 22,858, all years of manufacture). 3,789 BMW 7 Series cars are registered in Lithuania (0.3% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 17.3 years. Of the 29 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2019 do best (92.4%) and those made in 1991 worst (36.1%). A typical one covers 13,528 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval
BMW 7 Series: Pass rate by year of manufacture3819875238363619915646384419954239484519995049565620035758595920076474747120117473787920157676799220197288
Chart data: BMW 7 Series: Pass rate by year of manufacture
YearFirst-time pass95 % CI
198738.5%24.9–54.1%
198852.0%38.5–65.2%
198938.1%27.1–50.4%
199035.9%24.3–49.3%
199136.1%27.7–45.5%
199255.6%47.4–63.6%
199346.2%37.0–55.7%
199437.8%33.0–42.8%
199544.2%39.9–48.4%
199642.2%38.7–45.8%
199739.4%35.6–43.3%
199848.0%44.0–52.1%
199944.9%41.9–48.0%
200049.8%46.7–52.8%
200149.3%45.3–53.2%
200255.7%52.9–58.6%
200355.9%53.7–58.1%
200457.5%55.2–59.7%
200557.9%55.6–60.2%
200659.4%57.1–61.7%
200758.5%55.5–61.4%
200863.8%60.4–67.0%
200973.9%71.3–76.2%
201073.9%70.9–76.8%
201171.0%67.9–74.0%
201273.7%70.1–77.1%
201373.5%69.6–77.0%
201477.9%73.0–82.2%
201579.2%74.2–83.4%
201676.3%72.9–79.4%
201775.6%70.9–79.7%
201879.1%73.1–84.1%
201992.4%85.7–96.1%
202072.1%60.4–81.3%
202187.9%72.7–95.2%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line
BMW 7 Series: Mileage by age100k200k300k400k296,749 km · 15 yrs5 yrs10 yrs15 yrs20 yrs25 yrs30 yrs
Chart data: BMW 7 Series: Mileage by age
Agep25p50p75
2 yrs25,300 km41,995 km80,823 km
3 yrs47,697 km67,354 km90,639 km
4 yrs67,253 km92,322 km124,940 km
5 yrs89,467 km117,711 km151,515 km
6 yrs109,192 km146,015 km195,070 km
7 yrs130,766 km168,122 km210,220 km
8 yrs147,056 km193,540 km238,434 km
9 yrs176,180 km217,939 km261,639 km
10 yrs195,842 km240,297 km279,709 km
11 yrs209,390 km253,528 km297,991 km
12 yrs225,440 km267,661 km308,876 km
13 yrs236,497 km277,963 km323,691 km
14 yrs247,236 km290,143 km334,846 km
15 yrs254,316 km296,749 km345,144 km
16 yrs260,856 km306,847 km356,204 km
17 yrs267,922 km315,464 km366,821 km
18 yrs273,019 km321,470 km378,436 km
19 yrs278,418 km328,019 km381,545 km
20 yrs278,040 km325,052 km384,733 km
21 yrs286,214 km332,595 km391,338 km
22 yrs279,564 km321,219 km377,926 km
23 yrs275,509 km324,854 km378,224 km
24 yrs278,932 km320,169 km373,124 km
25 yrs274,026 km320,185 km377,906 km
26 yrs270,849 km314,866 km377,345 km
27 yrs264,171 km315,092 km368,505 km
28 yrs253,967 km303,791 km374,107 km
29 yrs244,840 km293,338 km352,384 km
30 yrs232,539 km289,317 km332,086 km
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
26.0% over the limit · n = 6,653
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.19 m⁻¹
5.8% over the limit · n = 15,036

Inspection verdicts

BMW 7 Series, n = 22,858
BMW 7 Series: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: BMW 7 Series: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects28.9%
Minor defects30.1%
Major defects39.0%
Dangerous defects1.9%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01
Cars registered
3,789
allowed in traffic
Fleet share
0.3%
of registered passenger cars
Age of cars registered
17.3 yrs
median since first registration
Electric share
0.0%
battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered
BMW 7 Series: Registered, Fuel mix
Chart data: BMW 7 Series: Registered, Fuel mix
%
Diesel71.5%
Petrol20.0%
Petrol + LPG3.8%
Diesel hybrid2.7%
Other2.1%
Inspected
BMW 7 Series: Inspected, Fuel mix
Chart data: BMW 7 Series: Inspected, Fuel mix
%
Diesel69.6%
Petrol17.9%
Petrol + LPG12.1%
Diesel hybrid0.1%
Other0.3%
BMW 7 Series: Fuel: registered vs inspected
FuelRegisteredInspected
Diesel71.5%69.6%
Petrol20.0%17.9%
Petrol + LPG3.8%12.1%
Diesel hybrid2.7%0.1%
Other2.1%0.3%
Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.
By year of manufacture
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By year of manufacture
YearnFirst-time passInterval
2024n = 1 · too few
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2023n = 2 · too few
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2022n = 7 · too few
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2021 33
87.9%
72.7–95.2%
2020 68
72.1%
60.4–81.3%
2019 full stats105
92.4%
85.7–96.1%
2018 full stats206
79.1%
73.1–84.1%
2017 full stats360
75.6%
70.9–79.7%
2016 full stats662
76.3%
72.9–79.4%
2015 full stats298
79.2%
74.2–83.4%
2014 full stats308
77.9%
73.0–82.2%
2013 full stats543
73.5%
69.6–77.0%
2012 full stats617
73.7%
70.1–77.1%
2011 full stats835
71.0%
67.9–74.0%
2010 full stats867
73.9%
70.9–76.8%
2009 full stats1,235
73.9%
71.3–76.2%
2008 full stats828
63.8%
60.4–67.0%
2007 full stats1,075
58.5%
55.5–61.4%
2006 full stats1,785
59.4%
57.1–61.7%
2005 full stats1,758
57.9%
55.6–60.2%
2004 full stats1,913
57.5%
55.2–59.7%
2003 full stats1,931
55.9%
53.7–58.1%
2002 full stats1,159
55.7%
52.9–58.6%
2001 full stats611
49.3%
45.3–53.2%
2000 full stats1,011
49.8%
46.7–52.8%
1999 full stats1,024
44.9%
41.9–48.0%
1998 full stats581
48.0%
44.0–52.1%
1997 full stats609
39.4%
35.6–43.3%
1996 full stats725
42.2%
38.7–45.8%
1995 full stats521
44.2%
39.9–48.4%
1994 full stats368
37.8%
33.0–42.8%
1993 full stats106
46.2%
37.0–55.7%
1992 full stats142
55.6%
47.4–63.6%
1991 full stats108
36.1%
27.7–45.5%
1990 53
35.9%
24.3–49.3%
1989 63
38.1%
27.1–50.4%
1988 50
52.0%
38.5–65.2%
1987 39
38.5%
24.9–54.1%
1986n = 15 · too few
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1985n = 14 · too few
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1984n = 19 · too few
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1983n = 15 · too few
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1982n = 3 · too few
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1981n = 1 · too few
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1980n = 4 · too few
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1978n = 3 · too few
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