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Bmw 528 - 2015

81.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 528, model year 2015. Sample size: 276 cars, 558 tests and 457 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 276 cars

The 2015 BMW 528 has a significantly lower overall defect rate of 82 per 100 vehicles, which is 52% better than the average car from the same year, which stands at 170 per 100. This model shows a notable increase in defects as mileage rises, with the highest issues found in the 124,000+ miles category. Positive standout areas include brakes, where it performs substantially better than average, and lights & electrics, where it shows an impressive reduction in defects. Overall, the BMW 528 exhibits a strong performance in critical safety categories compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 276 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 50.1% better
42.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 92.9% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 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.
Visibility
▲ 8.7% better
14.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 89.7% better
3.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Headlamp aim unable to be tested
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 50.9% better
87.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
  • 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 cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 94.0% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 82.5% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
Other
▼ 6.1% worse
14.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
  • 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
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 342 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: 99
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 53
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 42
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 33
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 32
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 23
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 13
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 12

Serious faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 1
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 1