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Bmw 120 - 2013

152.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 120, model year 2013. Sample size: 2,719 cars, 6,189 tests and 9,443 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 2,719 cars

The 2013 BMW 120 shows a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 153 defects per 100 vehicles versus 219. This model performs particularly well in categories such as Steering, where it has 4 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 13. It also excels in Body/Structure and Equipment, showing much fewer issues than the average. However, as mileage increases, the defect rate for this model tends to rise, particularly noticeable in the 124,000+ miles category, where defects reach 292 per 100 vehicles. Overall, the BMW 120 demonstrates reliability in several key areas while still reflecting an increase in defects with higher mileage.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 2,719 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 14.6% better
84.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 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 pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 68.2% better
4.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 13.9% better
15.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 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
▲ 28.3% better
35.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 31.9% better
149.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 72.5% better
5.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▲ 48.1% better
2.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Audible warning:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 59.7% better
7.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 379 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: 1,971
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 871
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 589
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 407
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 399
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 338
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 301
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 240
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 196
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: 177

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 240
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 161
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 134
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 120
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 92
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 91
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 63
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 62