BMW 8 Series 1991
Cars aged 34 · 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
63.8% ±12.0 pp
M1 average at 34 years – 38.3%
n = 58 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
208,152 km
Percentiles · cars aged 34
p10 45k
p25 118k
p50 208k
p75 265k
p90 317k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 44,903 km |
| p25 | 117,668 km |
| p50 | 208,152 km |
| p75 | 264,819 km |
| p90 | 316,749 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
8 Series 1991, n = 58
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 37.9% |
| Minor defects | 25.9% |
| Major defects | 32.8% |
| Dangerous defects | 3.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
12.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.50%
33.3% over the limit · n = 57
What these numbers say
63.8% of 1991 BMW 8 Series cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 58), against an average of 38.3% for all 34-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 34-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 208,152 km, half of them between 117,668 km and 264,819 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 cars, 12.5% of those assessed.
The median idle CO reading is 0.50% vol; 33.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate