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Bmw 840 - 2022

42.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2022 is 71.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw 840, model year 2022. Sample size: 856 cars, 1,383 tests and 586 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 856 cars

The 2022 BMW 840 shows a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 42 defects per 100 vehicles versus 70. This model excels particularly in categories such as brakes, where it has only 3 defects per 100 compared to the average of nearly 30, and also performs well in steering and visibility. However, it has a higher incidence of body and structure defects, reporting 3 defects per 100 while the average is only 1.5. Mileage trends indicate that the defect rate increases with higher mileage, but the BMW 840 maintains a better performance across the board compared to its peers, especially in the lower mileage brackets.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 856 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 89.4% better
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative
Steering
▲ 25.0% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.4 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 65.6% better
4.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.5 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Windscreen or window excessively tinted: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 67.9% better
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A lamp: not securely attached
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 16.7% better
68.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 82.0 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • 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
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▼ 106.3% worse
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.6 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.3 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 19.0% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 260 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: 171
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 73
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 46
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 19
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 14
Windscreen or window excessively tinted: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 11
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 2
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 2