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Bmw 430 - 2016

89.8 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 430, model year 2016. Sample size: 3,336 cars, 7,671 tests and 6,888 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,336 cars

The 2016 BMW 430 has a significantly lower overall defect rate of 90 per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 151 per 100, making it 41% better than similar models from the same year. This model shows increasing defect rates with mileage, peaking at nearly 240 defects per 100 vehicles for those over 124,000 miles. Notably, it excels in categories like brakes, steering, visibility, and lights, all showing much lower defect rates than average. Additionally, it performs well in body structure and equipment categories, indicating a generally reliable build compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,336 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 40.4% better
46.6 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
▲ 65.4% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • 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.
  • A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
  • 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
▲ 39.3% better
9.1 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
  • 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
▲ 75.6% better
6.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 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
  • Headlamp levelling device inoperative
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 31.9% better
108.5 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 tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 85.7% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • 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: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 72.7% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • Audible warning:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 63.7% better
4.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels

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: 1,976
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 637
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 633
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 433
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 363
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 292
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 217
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 198
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 183
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 164

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 363
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 155
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 133
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 70
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 64
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 57
Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
FAIL
Occurrences: 50
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 27