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Bmw 320 - 2018

94.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 320, model year 2018. Sample size: 9,751 cars, 21,149 tests and 19,996 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 9,751 cars

The 2018 BMW 320 demonstrates a notably lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 95 defects per 100 vehicles versus 120 defects per 100. This model is particularly strong in categories such as steering, visibility, and body structure, where it shows significant improvements over the average rates. However, as mileage increases, the defect rates also rise, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. While tyre wear is a common issue across many vehicles, the BMW 320 stands out positively in several key areas, indicating a reliable performance relative to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 9,751 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 21.4% better
54.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 86.0% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • A steering linkage component: with an unsafe modification
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 33.1% better
9.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 69.9% better
5.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 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
  • 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
▲ 12.0% better
111.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 92.2% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 68.2% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • Audible warning:
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 1.4% worse
7.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 307 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: 6,522
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,274
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,587
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,117
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,038
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 854
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 801
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 569
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 512
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 511

Serious faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 569
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 430
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 324
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 312
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 155
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 152
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 61