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Bmw 216 - 2021

76.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 216, model year 2021. Sample size: 124 cars, 293 tests and 224 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 124 cars

The 2021 BMW 216 has a slightly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 76 defects per 100 vehicles versus 79. The model shows significantly better performance in categories like steering, visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, where it recorded zero or minimal defects compared to the average. However, it experiences a higher rate of defects in the "Other" category, indicating potential issues that may not be as prevalent in competing models. Mileage-related trends suggest that defects increase with distance, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, but the BMW 216 maintains a competitive standing overall.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 124 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 4.5% better
38.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 48.3% better
7.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 75.9% better
2.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • Defective lens
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 13.4% worse
99.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 66.7% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▲ 6.7% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 25.9% worse
3.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 280 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: 79
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 34
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 25
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 4

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Defective lens
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 1