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Bmw 740 - 2016

57.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 740, model year 2016. Sample size: 558 cars, 1,364 tests and 783 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 558 cars

The 2016 BMW 740 has a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average vehicle of the same year, with 57 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 151. Notably, the BMW excels in categories like brakes, steering, and lights, with much lower failure rates than average. However, it does struggle with body and structure defects, which are more prevalent than in the average car. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, consistent with general automotive patterns. Overall, while this model shows strengths in several critical areas, it has room for improvement regarding structural integrity.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 558 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 74.7% better
19.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
Steering
▲ 98.8% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 55.3% better
6.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 92.9% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 58.0% better
67.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 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 wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 82.4% worse
16.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
Equipment
▲ 87.9% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 79.6% better
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • 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

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 329 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: 255
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 68
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 46
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 44
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 43
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 33
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 33
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 29
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 20

Serious faults (Top 10)

A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 3