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Bmw 330 - 2017

95.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 330, model year 2017. Sample size: 7,042 cars, 15,606 tests and 14,825 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 7,042 cars

The 2017 BMW 330 has an overall defect rate of 95 defects per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the yearly average of 134 defects per 100 vehicles, making it 29% better than average. Notably, this model shows a higher defect rate in the lower mileage segments, particularly in the 0–31,000 and 31,000–62,000 mile ranges, compared to average figures. However, it stands out positively in categories such as brakes, steering, and lights, showing much lower defect rates than the average car in those areas. The BMW 330 demonstrates strong performance in the body structure and equipment categories as well, highlighting its overall reliability compared to other vehicles of the same year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 7,042 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 41.5% better
42.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 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
▲ 60.7% better
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • 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
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 26.2% better
10.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 69.1% better
6.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 15.9% better
120.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • 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 tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 88.6% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
  • A driver’s seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not working as intended
Equipment
▲ 74.1% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 26.7% better
6.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 318 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: 4,738
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,214
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,186
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 890
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 770
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 672
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 515
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 411
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 399
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 383

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 515
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 383
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 242
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 197
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 126
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 124
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 92
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 51