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Bmw 640 - 2014

92.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 640, model year 2014. Sample size: 2,420 cars, 5,773 tests and 5,317 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 2,420 cars

The 2014 BMW 640 shows a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 92 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 52.6% fewer than the average of 194 defects per 100. This model performs particularly well in categories such as brakes and steering, with defect rates of 39% and 4% respectively, compared to much higher averages. It also stands out positively in visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, where its defect rates are substantially lower than average. However, there are higher defect rates observed in the mileage segment of over 124,000 miles, indicating that as vehicles age, some issues may arise more frequently. Overall, the BMW 640 demonstrates strong reliability in several critical areas.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 2,420 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 58.0% better
39.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 67.2% better
3.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 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.
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Track rod or drag link ends seriously misaligned
Visibility
▲ 33.7% better
11.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 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: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 80.8% better
7.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 43.9% better
111.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 72.4% better
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A driver’s seat: seat moving inadvertently or backrest cannot be retained in the upright position
  • 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
Equipment
▲ 82.2% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 63.7% better
5.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 359 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: 1,349
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 355
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 293
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 280
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 279
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 256
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 238
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 166
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 155
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 137

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 293
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 256
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 104
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 23