Saab 9-3 2006
Cars aged 19 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
48.8% ±1.9 pp
M1 average at 19 years – 40.4%
n = 2,596 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
327,114 km
Percentiles · cars aged 19
p10 260k
p25 284k
p50 327k
p75 366k
p90 410k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 259,513 km |
| p25 | 284,374 km |
| p50 | 327,114 km |
| p75 | 365,732 km |
| p90 | 409,713 km |
Inspection verdicts
9-3 2006, n = 2,596
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 22.9% |
| Minor defects | 25.9% |
| Major defects | 50.0% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.2% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.9%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
3.9% over the limit · n = 362
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.69 m⁻¹
26.6% over the limit · n = 2,038
What these numbers say
48.8% of 2006 Saab 9-3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 2,596), against an average of 40.4% for all 19-year-old M1 cars.
At 19 years old, a typical one now shows 327,114 km on the odometer; half of them read between 284,374 km and 365,732 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 12 cars, 1.9% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.69 m⁻¹; 26.6% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate