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Bmw 125 - 2013

138.3 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 125, model year 2013. Sample size: 482 cars, 1,123 tests and 1,553 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 482 cars

The 2013 BMW 125 shows a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 138 defects per 100 vehicles versus 219. This model stands out particularly for its exceptional performance in categories such as Brakes and Visibility, where it has 40% and 47% fewer defects, respectively. Additionally, it performs better than average in Steering and Lights & Electrics. Interestingly, while defect rates tend to increase with mileage for most vehicles, the BMW 125 shows a higher defect rate in the higher mileage categories, especially from 124,000 miles onwards.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 482 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 39.3% better
59.7 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
  • Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 34.9% better
8.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • Electronic power assistance not working
Visibility
▲ 46.7% better
9.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
Lights & Electrics
▲ 59.9% better
20.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 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 levelling device inoperative
  • 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
▲ 29.8% better
154.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 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 tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 73.5% better
5.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 76.9% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Audible warning:
Other
▲ 9.2% better
17.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted

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: 321
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 128
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 96
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 92
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 84
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 78
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 65
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 36
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 33

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 51
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 21
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 7