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Bmw 118 - 2017

112.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 118, model year 2017. Sample size: 15,971 cars, 34,632 tests and 38,960 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 15,971 cars

The 2017 BMW 118 has an overall defect rate of 113 per 100 vehicles, which is 16% lower than the average for its year. It shows a notable increase in defects as mileage rises, particularly in the highest mileage category where it reaches 276 defects per 100 vehicles. The model performs significantly better than average in several categories, including steering, visibility, and body structure, where its defect rates are much lower. However, it has a higher defect rate in the "Other" category compared to its peers. Overall, this model demonstrates strong reliability in many areas while still facing challenges typical for higher mileage vehicles.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 15,971 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 8.6% better
66.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 60.7% better
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
  • 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
Visibility
▲ 20.0% better
11.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
▲ 30.9% better
14.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 17.8% better
117.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 84.3% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust fumes: entering cabin
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▲ 51.9% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 18.9% worse
10.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 318 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: 10,462
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,394
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,520
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,276
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,816
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,516
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,272
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,228
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,093
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 803

Serious faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,093
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 751
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 527
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 480
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 360
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 327
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 278
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 254
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 189
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 168