BMW X3 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
58.9% ±1.6 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 3,516 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
318,594 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 231k
p25 274k
p50 319k
p75 354k
p90 390k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 230,941 km |
| p25 | 273,644 km |
| p50 | 318,594 km |
| p75 | 354,098 km |
| p90 | 390,178 km |
Inspection verdicts
X3 2004, n = 3,516
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 27.0% |
| Minor defects | 31.9% |
| Major defects | 40.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.7%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.0% over the limit · n = 407
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.32 m⁻¹
4.7% over the limit · n = 3,032
What these numbers say
58.9% of 2004 BMW X3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 3,516), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 318,594 km on the odometer; half of them read between 273,644 km and 354,098 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 15 cars, 1.7% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.32 m⁻¹; 4.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate