Saab 9-3 2004
Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
42.2% ±1.8 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%
n = 2,983 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
316,117 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 246k
p25 282k
p50 316k
p75 377k
p90 403k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 246,424 km |
| p25 | 282,197 km |
| p50 | 316,117 km |
| p75 | 377,301 km |
| p90 | 403,007 km |
Inspection verdicts
9-3 2004, n = 2,983
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 17.7% |
| Minor defects | 24.5% |
| Major defects | 56.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.6% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.3%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.0% over the limit · n = 606
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.73 m⁻¹
24.7% over the limit · n = 2,214
What these numbers say
42.2% of 2004 Saab 9-3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,983), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.
At 21 years old, a typical one now shows 316,117 km on the odometer; half of them read between 282,197 km and 377,301 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 17 cars, 2.3% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.73 m⁻¹; 24.7% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate