BMW X3 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
67.6% ±2.6 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 1,270 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
281,069 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 205k
p25 227k
p50 281k
p75 338k
p90 385k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 205,164 km |
| p25 | 227,369 km |
| p50 | 281,069 km |
| p75 | 338,022 km |
| p90 | 384,935 km |
Inspection verdicts
X3 2008, n = 1,270
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 30.3% |
| Minor defects | 37.2% |
| Major defects | 31.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.5% over the limit · n = 81
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.07 m⁻¹
0.6% over the limit · n = 1,162
What these numbers say
67.6% of 2008 BMW X3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,270), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 281,069 km on the odometer; half of them read between 227,369 km and 338,022 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.07 m⁻¹; 0.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate