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Bmw M5 - 2016

53.5 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 M5, model year 2016. Sample size: 498 cars, 1,233 tests and 660 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 498 cars

The 2016 BMW M5 shows a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 54 defects per 100 vehicles versus 151. This model excels particularly in the brake and steering categories, with defect rates far below the average at 28 and 0.3 respectively. Additionally, the M5 performs better in visibility and lights & electrics, with notable reductions in defects compared to average figures. In terms of mileage-related trends, defect rates increase steadily with mileage, particularly in the 62,000–93,000 miles range, which might indicate a need for careful maintenance as the vehicle ages. Overall, the M5 stands out positively in several key categories, underscoring its reliability compared to typical vehicles from the same year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 498 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 64.6% better
27.7 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
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 96.3% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
  • EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
  • Electronic power assistance not working
Visibility
▲ 28.7% better
10.7 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: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window excessively tinted: and visibility through swept area of windscreen or of an obligatory external mirror seriously affected
Lights & Electrics
▲ 87.8% better
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
  • Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
  • 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 direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 66.1% better
54.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • 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
Body/Structure
▲ 96.7% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
Equipment
▼ 9.1% worse
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 35.4% better
7.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
  • 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
  • Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of 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)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 193
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 89
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 39
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 34
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 34
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 32
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 21
A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 20
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Windscreen or window excessively tinted: and visibility through swept area of windscreen or of an obligatory external mirror seriously affected
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 5
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 4
Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
FAIL
Occurrences: 3