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Bmw 335 - 2016

82.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 335, model year 2016. Sample size: 1,362 cars, 2,929 tests and 2,414 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,362 cars

The 2016 BMW 335 has a significantly lower overall defect rate of 82 per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 151 per 100, marking a 45% improvement. This model shows particularly strong performance in key areas such as brakes, steering, and lights and electrics, with defect rates well below the average. Mileage trends indicate that defects increase with distance, but the BMW maintains better reliability across all mileage segments compared to the average car. Overall, this model stands out positively in various categories, demonstrating its quality and reliability compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,362 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 52.8% better
36.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 86.4% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 41.3% better
8.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 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 or window excessively tinted: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 78.7% better
5.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Light source and lamp not compatible
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 34.8% better
103.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • 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
▲ 78.0% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Strengthening plates or fastenings: insecure
Equipment
▲ 78.8% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • An airbag fitted as original equipment obviously missing
  • Audible warning:
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 46.9% better
6.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 329 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: 767
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 197
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 188
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 162
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 90
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 84
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 83
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 78
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 69
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 58

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 78
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 39
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 9