Saab 9-3 2007
Cars aged 18 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
48.9% ±2.2 pp
M1 average at 18 years – 41.4%
n = 1,991 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
309,279 km
Percentiles · cars aged 18
p10 189k
p25 265k
p50 309k
p75 357k
p90 387k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 188,919 km |
| p25 | 265,145 km |
| p50 | 309,279 km |
| p75 | 357,137 km |
| p90 | 386,562 km |
Inspection verdicts
9-3 2007, n = 1,991
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 23.1% |
| Minor defects | 25.9% |
| Major defects | 50.2% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.9% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
1.8% over the limit · n = 326
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.49 m⁻¹
22.3% over the limit · n = 1,581
What these numbers say
48.9% of 2007 Saab 9-3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,991), against an average of 41.4% for all 18-year-old M1 cars.
At 18 years old, a typical one now shows 309,279 km on the odometer; half of them read between 265,145 km and 357,137 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 10 cars, 2.0% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.49 m⁻¹; 22.3% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate