Saab 9-3 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
46.9% ±2.1 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 2,188 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
303,241 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 232k
p25 267k
p50 303k
p75 355k
p90 395k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 231,733 km |
| p25 | 266,749 km |
| p50 | 303,241 km |
| p75 | 354,577 km |
| p90 | 395,267 km |
Inspection verdicts
9-3 2005, n = 2,188
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 21.0% |
| Minor defects | 25.8% |
| Major defects | 51.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.4% over the limit · n = 429
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.80 m⁻¹
30.3% over the limit · n = 1,624
What these numbers say
46.9% of 2005 Saab 9-3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,188), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
At 20 years old, a typical one now shows 303,241 km on the odometer; half of them read between 266,749 km and 354,577 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 13 cars, 2.4% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.80 m⁻¹; 30.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate