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Bmw Cars Common Problems & Reliability Guide
Editorial and database insights into major issues and failure points for Bmw Cars.
Total in Database
2,757,252
Bmw vehicles tracked
Valid MOTs
1,964,980
Active MOT certificates
SORN Vehicles
13,102
Registered off-road
Brand Pass Rate
85.44%
Brand average pass rate
Average Mileage
7,760 mi
Median annual distance
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| Model Name | Vehicles in DB | Valid MOTs | SORN | Pass Rate | Median Mileage | ULEZ Compliance | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bmw 3 series | 480,400 | 338,601 | 4,021 | 80.16% | 7,356 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 118 | 181,711 | 151,950 | 407 | 83.31% | 7,498 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 116 | 123,236 | 98,268 | 398 | 81.56% | 7,935 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 | 110,489 | 103,887 | 172 | 87.53% | 7,652 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 | 101,803 | 87,645 | 317 | 84.62% | 8,281 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 | 100,345 | 76,058 | 839 | 84.32% | 8,024 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 520 | 90,941 | 70,059 | 529 | 83.04% | 8,785 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 1 series | 88,878 | 76,225 | 267 | 84.31% | 7,313 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 5 series | 81,244 | 69,087 | 286 | 87.92% | 9,842 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 420 | 66,122 | 61,918 | 65 | 87.41% | 8,794 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 120 | 50,842 | 37,133 | 247 | 80.74% | 7,275 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 218 | 47,680 | 45,651 | 33 | 86.68% | 7,407 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320 | 43,687 | 40,526 | 34 | 89% | 8,910 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw z4 | 41,586 | 35,462 | 360 | 82.93% | 3,666 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530 | 29,378 | 19,886 | 303 | 82.66% | 7,776 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 120 m sport mhev auto | 29,046 | 436 | 4 | 87.01% | 8,711 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e m sport auto | 28,594 | 12,402 | 19 | 87.36% | 12,471 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i3 | 26,941 | 25,659 | 37 | 90.02% | 6,268 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive40 m sport | 22,933 | 6,353 | 8 | 87.05% | 9,888 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330 | 22,490 | 19,877 | 35 | 88.94% | 10,229 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 2 series | 21,846 | 20,811 | 35 | 89.81% | 6,667 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m3 | 20,735 | 15,660 | 465 | 88.98% | 2,804 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 525 | 19,500 | 11,285 | 227 | 78.52% | 7,325 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 320i m sport auto | 19,243 | 6,684 | 4 | 90.29% | 8,484 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i m sport auto | 19,177 | 11,407 | 7 | 89.9% | 7,963 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw z3 | 16,357 | 11,289 | 344 | 77.25% | 1,588 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw m135i xdrive auto | 15,625 | 11,304 | 7 | 91.3% | 8,014 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 220 | 15,431 | 14,740 | 14 | 86.71% | 7,538 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x4 | 15,232 | 14,498 | 17 | 88.71% | 8,905 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x6 | 15,135 | 12,795 | 99 | 87.25% | 8,161 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 316 | 15,065 | 9,346 | 222 | 78.7% | 6,658 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 118i m sport auto | 14,535 | 690 | 1 | 90.32% | 7,107 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20d m sport mhev auto | 14,324 | 8,635 | 2 | 89.18% | 9,256 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 430 | 13,646 | 12,780 | 14 | 88.44% | 8,509 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 435 | 13,635 | 12,676 | 23 | 88.64% | 8,075 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive50e m sport auto | 12,707 | 561 | 7 | 89.47% | 9,530 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m4 | 12,612 | 11,330 | 46 | 90.34% | 5,350 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1200 | 12,223 | 9,588 | 147 | 95.4% | 2,411 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive30d m sport mhev auto | 11,704 | 5,959 | 9 | 88.95% | 10,184 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 730 | 11,537 | 8,234 | 114 | 86.68% | 9,077 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 | 11,313 | 8,779 | 145 | 92.65% | 1,825 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 640 | 11,066 | 9,670 | 43 | 86.33% | 7,723 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive30e m sport auto | 10,689 | 3,790 | 5 | 89% | 9,575 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 535 | 10,226 | 7,728 | 120 | 85.09% | 7,608 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 xdrive 30 m sport | 9,664 | 1,382 | 4 | 92.84% | 7,263 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix3 m sport pro | 9,512 | 5,064 | 0 | 88.65% | 9,318 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 318 | 9,467 | 8,741 | 19 | 88.39% | 9,047 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i m sport mhev a | 9,349 | 480 | 3 | 90.2% | 7,726 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520d m sport mhev auto | 9,331 | 7,433 | 19 | 88.88% | 11,931 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x2 | 9,122 | 8,860 | 5 | 88.57% | 7,911 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive40 m sport | 8,388 | 2,993 | 11 | 87.8% | 9,317 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1250 | 7,936 | 6,614 | 39 | 96.65% | 3,070 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive45e m sport auto | 7,907 | 6,682 | 21 | 86.09% | 10,699 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 128ti auto | 7,847 | 4,000 | 0 | 92.21% | 7,414 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1200 | 7,670 | 6,217 | 86 | 95.63% | 2,322 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix3 m sport | 7,521 | 3,964 | 4 | 86.18% | 9,699 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 m50 | 7,407 | 2,882 | 4 | 84.45% | 9,785 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive35 m sport | 7,311 | 114 | 4 | 89.23% | 9,578 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e m sport auto | 7,001 | 2,162 | 5 | 90.11% | 9,329 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i m sport | 6,739 | 4,998 | 1 | 89.85% | 8,044 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1250 gs adventure te | 6,683 | 3,537 | 36 | 96.86% | 3,359 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m340i xdrive mhev auto | 6,509 | 3,583 | 2 | 91.24% | 8,468 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m3 competition m xdrive auto | 6,297 | 1,749 | 4 | 92.81% | 6,637 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 edrive20 m sport | 6,109 | 87 | 2 | 95.29% | 8,548 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x2 sdrive20i m sport mhev auto | 5,770 | 101 | 1 | 87.12% | 9,231 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 6 series | 5,604 | 4,880 | 40 | 88.61% | 8,201 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m5 | 5,360 | 3,889 | 167 | 89.51% | 3,345 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 335 | 5,252 | 4,892 | 10 | 90.33% | 8,935 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m440i xdrive mhev auto | 5,154 | 3,021 | 4 | 89.52% | 7,271 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix2 edrive20 m sport | 5,076 | 63 | 0 | 87.5% | 7,445 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 440 | 5,011 | 4,755 | 10 | 91.18% | 6,845 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 125 | 4,825 | 4,319 | 24 | 85.78% | 7,196 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 216 | 4,730 | 4,455 | 6 | 85% | 8,923 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive40d m sport mhev auto | 4,544 | 2,361 | 4 | 88.89% | 9,781 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320d m sport mhev auto | 4,456 | 3,137 | 4 | 88.31% | 11,321 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20 m sport mhev auto | 4,429 | 74 | 1 | 90.68% | 6,132 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m135 xdrive auto | 4,385 | 95 | 0 | 86.57% | 8,404 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix2 xdrive 30 m sport | 4,344 | 41 | 0 | 90.74% | 7,546 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20i m sport mhev auto | 4,290 | 2,004 | 0 | 92.65% | 7,487 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x7 xdrive40d m sport mhev auto | 4,255 | 1,324 | 1 | 87.33% | 10,498 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 123 | 4,223 | 2,836 | 47 | 78.48% | 6,892 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw i5 edrive40 m sport | 4,096 | 131 | 1 | 93.55% | 15,330 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m4 competition m xdrive auto | 4,081 | 1,883 | 8 | 93.35% | 6,015 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m235i xdrive auto | 4,071 | 3,083 | 2 | 90.71% | 8,149 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530e m sport auto | 4,032 | 367 | 3 | 95.41% | 10,752 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e xdrive m sport auto | 4,018 | 2,414 | 4 | 87.69% | 11,910 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i5 edrive40 m sport pro | 4,013 | 131 | 3 | 91.85% | 10,773 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x4 xdrive20d m sport mhev auto | 4,007 | 2,531 | 5 | 90.54% | 9,481 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m340d xdrive mhev auto | 3,979 | 2,802 | 2 | 89.1% | 10,834 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 7 series | 3,969 | 3,267 | 45 | 89.75% | 8,814 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1250 gs te | 3,950 | 3,124 | 14 | 96.12% | 3,127 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m2 | 3,929 | 3,465 | 15 | 91.43% | 5,978 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e se pro auto | 3,895 | 3,608 | 6 | 87.31% | 12,990 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 118i m sport | 3,807 | 524 | 0 | 92.74% | 10,637 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m2 auto | 3,674 | 274 | 2 | 90.93% | 5,764 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 114 | 3,669 | 3,145 | 17 | 81.24% | 7,692 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m240i xdrive auto | 3,649 | 1,247 | 2 | 92.79% | 6,683 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 740 | 3,631 | 2,940 | 26 | 89.5% | 8,659 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 630 | 3,482 | 2,562 | 54 | 80.61% | 4,920 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 523 | 3,451 | 2,010 | 51 | 76.9% | 4,738 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive45 m sport | 3,365 | 48 | 0 | 86.11% | 8,798 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1300 gs te | 3,323 | 31 | 2 | 96.67% | 6,413 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e sport auto | 3,222 | 670 | 3 | 85.83% | 13,066 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i sport | 3,056 | 2,893 | 0 | 88.74% | 8,304 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 xr te | 2,999 | 1,213 | 7 | 96.28% | 2,647 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw f 800 | 2,969 | 2,391 | 21 | 94.21% | 1,907 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 xdrive 30 x line | 2,934 | 666 | 0 | 86.2% | 7,280 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive35 sport | 2,776 | 59 | 0 | 91.59% | 10,844 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 120 sport mhev auto | 2,736 | 22 | 0 | 97.56% | 6,076 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 528 | 2,649 | 1,823 | 54 | 80.3% | 4,838 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 520d m sport auto | 2,626 | 2,012 | 9 | 87.06% | 11,395 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 635 | 2,547 | 1,780 | 39 | 82.64% | 5,361 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 225 | 2,534 | 2,422 | 3 | 88.9% | 7,259 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 518 | 2,531 | 2,131 | 25 | 85.33% | 9,385 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw i8 | 2,500 | 2,207 | 15 | 92.27% | 4,717 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive 23i m sport mhev a | 2,463 | 237 | 0 | 92.79% | 6,417 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive30d m sport auto | 2,361 | 2,007 | 7 | 90.62% | 11,929 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive40 m sport edition | 2,357 | 2,230 | 2 | 86.31% | 9,292 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 m competition auto | 2,338 | 1,973 | 2 | 92.63% | 8,178 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 645 | 2,336 | 1,417 | 53 | 78.38% | 3,416 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive50 m sport | 2,336 | 881 | 2 | 87.63% | 10,781 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e xline auto | 2,324 | 1,086 | 0 | 90.67% | 9,645 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 rr sport | 2,320 | 740 | 26 | 93.87% | 2,057 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i sport mhev auto | 2,309 | 123 | 0 | 92.4% | 7,022 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530d xdrive m sport mhev auto | 2,284 | 2,126 | 7 | 87.23% | 10,880 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive30e m sport auto | 2,265 | 327 | 1 | 91.15% | 7,723 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i xline mhev auto | 2,243 | 219 | 0 | 93.66% | 6,465 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520i m sport auto | 2,120 | 126 | 0 | 95.26% | 11,989 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 r sport | 2,090 | 1,081 | 6 | 94.58% | 1,852 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive40 sport | 2,087 | 928 | 0 | 87.96% | 11,128 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i se | 2,080 | 2,042 | 0 | 89.03% | 8,252 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1100 | 2,078 | 1,232 | 75 | 88.99% | 1,244 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x2 sdrive20i sport auto | 2,066 | 2,020 | 0 | 90.14% | 7,552 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1150 | 2,063 | 1,293 | 68 | 90.79% | 1,476 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e sport auto | 2,007 | 1,042 | 1 | 89.2% | 11,297 mi | Compliant | Explore |