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Bmw I3 - 2016

118.7 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 I3, model year 2016. Sample size: 2,312 cars, 4,594 tests and 5,452 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 2,312 cars

The 2016 BMW i3 has a lower overall defect rate, with 119 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 151 defects per 100 vehicles, marking a 21% improvement. It performs particularly well in several categories, including brakes, steering, and body structure, showing significantly fewer issues than the average car in these areas. Notably, defects related to steering are nearly nonexistent in this model, while other categories such as lights and electrics also show a substantial reduction in faults. Despite a higher defect rate in the highest mileage category, the i3 generally maintains a consistent performance across different mileage segments.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 2,312 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 33.9% better
51.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 96.3% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • Excessive roughness in operation of steering
  • Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
  • A steering linkage component with: excessive movement between components or likely to become detached
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 6.7% better
14.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 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
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 60.2% better
10.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 1.8% better
156.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 92.3% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 33.3% better
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 85.0% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • 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

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)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,306
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,279
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 678
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 290
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 264
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 118
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 116
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 99
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 84

Serious faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 116
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 99
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 53
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 52
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 47
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 31
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 20