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Bmw I3 - 2022

61.0 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 I3, model year 2022. Sample size: 2,231 cars, 2,952 tests and 1,802 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 2,231 cars

The 2022 BMW i3 has an overall defect rate of 61 per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the yearly average of 70 defects per 100 vehicles, marking a 13% improvement. This model shows particularly strong performance in categories such as brakes, visibility, and body structure, with defects in these areas significantly below average. However, it exhibits higher issues related to steering and lights and electrics compared to similar vehicles. Mileage trends suggest that the i3 maintains a relatively consistent defect rate across lower mileage brackets, unlike the average vehicle, which tends to show increasing defects with higher mileage.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 2,231 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 86.5% better
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 50.0% worse
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.4 / 100 tests
  • Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
  • Excessive roughness in operation of steering
  • Excessive roughness in operation of steering
  • Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
Visibility
▲ 40.8% better
7.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.5 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: and affecting the driver’s view of the road or of an obligatory external mirror
Lights & Electrics
▼ 30.3% worse
14.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
  • 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
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 15.6% worse
94.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 82.0 / 100 tests
  • 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 wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
  • 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
▲ 75.0% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.6 / 100 tests
  • A body panel or body component: likely to become detached
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • A passenger seat: insecure
Equipment
▲ 61.5% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 100.0% better
0.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests

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: 667
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 382
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 176
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 88
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 77
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 63
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 45
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 45
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 40

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 77
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
A tyre fouling a part of the vehicle
FAIL
Occurrences: 3