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Bmw 320 - 2015

131.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 320, model year 2015. Sample size: 289 cars, 601 tests and 790 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 289 cars

The 2015 BMW 320 shows a notably lower overall defect rate, with 131 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 170 defects per 100 vehicles, representing a 22.9% improvement. This model demonstrates particularly strong performance in steering, visibility, and lights and electrics, with significant reductions in defects compared to the average car. However, as mileage increases, the defect rate for this model tends to rise more steeply than average, especially in the highest mileage category. Overall, the BMW 320 stands out positively in several key areas, indicating a solid reliability profile compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 289 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 0.6% worse
85.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 92.9% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 31.7% better
11.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 54.8% better
14.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 27.0% better
130.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 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 suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 40.2% better
7.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • 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 driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
Equipment
▲ 82.5% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
  • Audible warning:
Other
▼ 8.3% worse
14.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 360 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: 179
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 94
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 78
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 68
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 38
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 30
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 26
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 24
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 15
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 14

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 6