Saab 9-3 2000
Cars aged 25 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
35.2% ±3.8 pp
M1 average at 25 years – 37.2%
n = 614 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
341,016 km
Percentiles · cars aged 25
p10 228k
p25 284k
p50 341k
p75 400k
p90 461k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 227,933 km |
| p25 | 283,844 km |
| p50 | 341,016 km |
| p75 | 400,403 km |
| p90 | 461,068 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
9-3 2000, n = 614
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 12.9% |
| Minor defects | 22.3% |
| Major defects | 62.1% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.6%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.10%
12.4% over the limit · n = 194
Smoke opacity (diesel)
1.14 m⁻¹
36.9% over the limit · n = 377
What these numbers say
35.2% of 2000 Saab 9-3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 614), against an average of 37.2% for all 25-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 25-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 341,016 km, half of them between 283,844 km and 400,403 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 0.6% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 1.14 m⁻¹; 36.9% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate