BMW 7 Series 1989
Cars aged 36 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
38.1% ±11.7 pp
M1 average at 36 years – 42.3%
n = 63 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
266,826 km
Percentiles · cars aged 36
p10 55k
p25 181k
p50 267k
p75 352k
p90 417k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 55,397 km |
| p25 | 180,775 km |
| p50 | 266,826 km |
| p75 | 351,897 km |
| p90 | 417,383 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
7 Series 1989, n = 63
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 14.3% |
| Minor defects | 23.8% |
| Major defects | 61.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
5.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.60%
57.4% over the limit · n = 61
What these numbers say
38.1% of 1989 BMW 7 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 63), against an average of 42.3% for all 36-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 36-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 266,826 km, half of them between 180,775 km and 351,897 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 5.6% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.60% vol; 57.4% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate