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Bmw 320 - 2011

156.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 320, model year 2011. Sample size: 146 cars, 280 tests and 438 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 146 cars

The 2011 BMW 320 has an overall defect rate of 156 per 100 vehicles, significantly lower than the yearly average of 271 per 100, reflecting a 42% improvement. The defect rates increase with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage categories, but the model still performs better than average across the board. Notably, it excels in several categories such as brakes and steering, showing a marked reduction in defects compared to the average car. This model stands out positively in areas like visibility and lights, where it has less than half the defect rate of its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 146 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 49.3% better
55.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 68.4% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 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
Visibility
▲ 49.5% better
10.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • 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
▲ 57.5% better
29.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • 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
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 33.5% better
177.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 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 shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 70.3% better
9.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 41.9% better
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
  • is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 23.0% better
21.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 421 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: 107
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 30
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 25
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 10
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 9

Serious faults (Top 10)

A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Braking effort: inadequate at any wheel
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 3