Saab 9-3 2008
Cars aged 17 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
50.5% ±2.3 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%
n = 1,771 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
291,461 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 163k
p25 237k
p50 291k
p75 338k
p90 399k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 163,052 km |
| p25 | 237,377 km |
| p50 | 291,461 km |
| p75 | 338,051 km |
| p90 | 398,760 km |
Inspection verdicts
9-3 2008, n = 1,771
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 23.8% |
| Minor defects | 26.7% |
| Major defects | 48.4% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
2.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
CO (petrol, idle)
0.00%
2.0% over the limit · n = 392
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.40 m⁻¹
19.0% over the limit · n = 1,293
What these numbers say
50.5% of 2008 Saab 9-3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,771), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.
At 17 years old, a typical one now shows 291,461 km on the odometer; half of them read between 237,377 km and 338,051 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 9 cars, 2.1% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.40 m⁻¹; 19.0% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate