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Bmw 335 - 2017

80.3 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 335, model year 2017. Sample size: 3,586 cars, 8,331 tests and 6,687 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,586 cars

The 2017 BMW 335 has an overall defect rate of 80 defects per 100 vehicles, which is significantly better than the average of 134 defects per 100 vehicles, showing a 40% improvement. This model particularly excels in categories such as brakes, steering, and lights and electrics, with defects being notably lower than average. However, as mileage increases, defects also rise, especially in the higher mileage segments. Overall, this model stands out for its reliability, demonstrating fewer issues compared to its peers in several key areas.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,586 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 48.4% better
37.4 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
▲ 83.9% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
  • 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.
Visibility
▲ 37.9% better
9.0 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
  • Windscreen or window excessively tinted: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 75.5% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 28.7% better
102.1 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
▲ 67.1% better
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 81.5% better
0.5 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
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 64.4% better
3.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • 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
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values

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: 1,949
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 613
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 539
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 479
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 437
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 324
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 256
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 217
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 166
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 133

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 324
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 131
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 107
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 84
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 52
Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
FAIL
Occurrences: 46
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 27