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Bmw 730 - 2012

128.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 730, model year 2012. Sample size: 574 cars, 1,220 tests and 1,569 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 574 cars

The 2012 BMW 730 shows a significant improvement in overall defect rates compared to the average car of the same year, with 129 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 48% lower than the average of 246. Notably, this model performs exceptionally well in categories such as brakes, steering, and lights and electrics, with defect rates considerably below the average. While minor mileage-related trends exist, such as slightly higher defects in lower mileage segments, the BMW 730 maintains a consistent performance across mileage ranges. Overall, this model stands out as a reliable choice, especially regarding its braking and steering systems.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 574 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 52.1% better
49.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 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 pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 84.1% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 33.3% better
12.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 85.0% better
9.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • which shows red light to the front, white light to the rear or has heavily reduced light intensity
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 36.1% better
156.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 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 cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 95.0% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • 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: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 75.8% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 3.4% worse
24.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 402 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: 355
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 209
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 140
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 104
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 99
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 55
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 53
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 47
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 42
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 36

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 42
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 6