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Bmw 116 - 2012

194.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 116, model year 2012. Sample size: 7,478 cars, 17,675 tests and 34,427 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 7,478 cars

The 2012 BMW 116 has an overall defect rate of 195 per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the average of 246 per 100 vehicles for that year, indicating a 21% improvement. Key strengths of this model include significantly fewer issues with steering and body structure, with defect rates of 7 and 5 per 100 vehicles, respectively, compared to higher averages. Additionally, the model performs better in categories related to wheels and equipment. However, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises, particularly in the higher mileage segments, suggesting that older vehicles may require more attention as they age.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 7,478 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 17.2% better
85.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 43.2% better
7.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 9.9% better
17.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 9.2% better
56.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 23.2% better
187.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 80.5% better
5.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 62.9% better
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Audible warning:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 16.1% worse
27.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 402 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,076
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,129
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,996
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,780
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,769
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,562
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 967
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 911
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 785
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 710

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 785
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 675
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 649
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 491
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 403
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 378
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 339
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 337
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 273
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 259