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Bmw 440 - 2018

65.7 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 440, model year 2018. Sample size: 1,913 cars, 4,541 tests and 2,985 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,913 cars

The 2018 BMW 440 has an overall defect rate of 66 defects per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the yearly average of 120 defects per 100 vehicles, making it 45% better than average. Notably, this model performs especially well in categories such as brakes, steering, and visibility, with defect rates much lower than the average rates in these areas. Additionally, while the defect rate increases with mileage, the model shows better performance in the lower mileage segments compared to the overall trends. Overall, the BMW 440 stands out positively in several key defect categories, indicating its reliability relative to other vehicles of the same year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,913 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 56.5% better
29.9 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
▲ 98.0% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 60.4% better
5.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window excessively tinted: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 79.0% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 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
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp not securely attached
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 30.2% better
88.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 50.0% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 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
  • Audible warning not in accordance with requirements
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 62.9% better
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
  • Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • 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

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: 1,142
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 313
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 222
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 222
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 142
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 94
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 88
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 72
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 66

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 222
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Audible warning:
FAIL
Occurrences: 11