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Bmw M3 - 2014

50.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Bmw M3, model year 2014. Sample size: 334 cars, 940 tests and 471 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 334 cars

The 2014 BMW M3 shows a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 50 defects per 100 vehicles versus 194. Notably, the M3 excels in several categories, particularly in brakes, where it demonstrates a 76% improvement over the average, and in lights and electrics, where it is 90% better. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, particularly in the 31,000 to 62,000 miles range. Unlike typical vehicles, this model experiences fewer issues with steering, visibility, and body structure, marking it as a standout option for reliability within its class.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 334 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 76.4% better
21.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Actuator leaking and: braking performance not affected
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 68.1% better
3.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
  • Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
Visibility
▲ 64.0% better
6.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • 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
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 90.9% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Headlamp levelling device inoperative
  • Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 73.3% better
53.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 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 spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 89.1% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 80.0% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
  • Audible warning:
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 42.0% better
9.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • 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
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 359 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: 102
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 57
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 22
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20
Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
PRS
Occurrences: 18
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 17
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 15
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 13

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Headlamp levelling device inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Actuator leaking and: braking performance not affected
FAIL
Occurrences: 3
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 3