BMW X3 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
58.8% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 2,995 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
315,503 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 239k
p25 281k
p50 316k
p75 347k
p90 391k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 238,517 km |
| p25 | 280,818 km |
| p50 | 315,503 km |
| p75 | 346,597 km |
| p90 | 391,020 km |
Inspection verdicts
X3 2005, n = 2,995
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 27.3% |
| Minor defects | 31.5% |
| Major defects | 40.7% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
7.3% over the limit · n = 110
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.32 m⁻¹
6.7% over the limit · n = 2,802
What these numbers say
58.8% of 2005 BMW X3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,995), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 315,503 km on the odometer; half of them read between 280,818 km and 346,597 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 9 cars, 1.2% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.32 m⁻¹; 6.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate