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Bmw I3 - 2019

85.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw I3, model year 2019. Sample size: 4,459 cars, 9,230 tests and 7,918 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 4,459 cars

The 2019 BMW I3 has an overall defect rate of 86 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly better than the yearly average of 106 per 100, marking a 19% improvement. Notably, the I3 excels in categories such as brakes, steering, and body structure, with defect rates much lower than the average for vehicles of the same year. While the defect rates for low mileage categories are higher compared to the average, they decrease significantly in the higher mileage segments. This model stands out positively in several areas, indicating its reliability compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 4,459 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 65.2% better
21.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 92.9% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 36.2% better
8.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 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
  • 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 57.7% better
6.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • 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
  • A lamp: not securely attached
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 17.3% worse
132.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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
▲ 88.6% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Bumper: likely to become detached
  • A door hinge, catch or pillar: missing or insecure
  • A passenger seat: insecure
Equipment
▲ 22.2% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • 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: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 94.1% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • 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
0 289 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: 2,422
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,249
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 627
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 357
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 254
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 216
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 215
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 196
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 178
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 154

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 216
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 178
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 154
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 83
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 31
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
FAIL
Occurrences: 12