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Bmw 650 - 2006

244.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2006 is 371.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 650, model year 2006. Sample size: 481 cars, 1,102 tests and 2,697 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 481 cars

The 2006 BMW 650 shows a notably lower overall defect rate of 245 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 369 defects per 100, marking a 34% improvement. This model performs particularly well in categories such as Steering, Visibility, and Lights & Electrics, where it has significantly fewer defects than the average car. However, it faces challenges in the "Other" category, with defect rates exceeding the average by nearly 45%. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, but the BMW 650 maintains a better performance across most mileage segments compared to the average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 481 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 13.0% better
134.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 154.1 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 49.5% better
10.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.2 / 100 tests
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 42.2% better
16.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.7 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window excessively tinted: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 61.9% better
42.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 111.1 / 100 tests
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • 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
  • 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
▲ 33.1% better
210.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.5 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • 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 suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 89.9% better
6.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.5 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 58.5% better
4.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.8 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 45.9% worse
65.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 44.7 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users
  • Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 513 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)

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 388
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 316
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 305
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 273
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 127
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 110
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 75
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 62
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 46

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 46
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 41
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 41
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 21
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 15