BMW 7 Series 2002

Cars aged 23 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
55.7% ±2.9 pp
M1 average at 23 years – 37.8%

n = 1,159 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
327,575 km
Percentiles · cars aged 23
p10 225k
p25 276k
p50 328k
p75 382k
p90 439k
BMW 7 Series 2002: mileage distribution
Chart data: BMW 7 Series 2002: mileage distribution
km
p10225,046 km
p25275,575 km
p50327,575 km
p75382,342 km
p90439,238 km

Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.


Is the mileage normal?

Enter the mileage from the ad – we show where it falls among identical cars.

Inspection verdicts

7 Series 2002, n = 1,159
BMW 7 Series 2002: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: BMW 7 Series 2002: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects18.9%
Minor defects36.8%
Major defects42.7%
Dangerous defects1.6%
Odometer inconsistencies
3.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
17.8% over the limit · n = 580
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.39 m⁻¹
6.4% over the limit · n = 561

What these numbers say

55.7% of 2002 BMW 7 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,159), against an average of 37.8% for all 23-year-old M1 cars.

This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 23-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 327,575 km, half of them between 275,575 km and 382,342 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 11 cars, 3.6% of those assessed.

The median idle CO reading is 0.10% vol; 17.8% of measurements exceed the limit.

Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate