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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
2,745,042
Bmw vehicles tracked
Valid MOTs
1,958,616
Active MOT certificates
SORN Vehicles
11,546
Registered off-road
Brand Pass Rate
85.38%
Brand average pass rate
Average Mileage
7,756 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 | 479,219 | 339,854 | 3,513 | 80.07% | 7,281 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 118 | 178,186 | 151,324 | 366 | 83.27% | 7,458 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 116 | 122,865 | 98,515 | 347 | 81.17% | 7,918 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 | 110,361 | 103,933 | 154 | 87.37% | 7,704 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 | 101,615 | 87,751 | 281 | 84.47% | 8,349 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 | 100,090 | 76,138 | 734 | 84.61% | 8,030 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 520 | 90,826 | 70,239 | 457 | 82.81% | 8,752 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 1 series | 88,631 | 76,214 | 235 | 84.31% | 7,295 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 5 series | 80,943 | 69,099 | 249 | 87.77% | 9,869 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 420 | 66,170 | 61,944 | 57 | 87.48% | 8,799 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 120 | 50,676 | 37,220 | 220 | 80.97% | 7,295 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 218 | 47,644 | 45,647 | 29 | 86.97% | 7,497 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320 | 43,002 | 40,457 | 32 | 88.94% | 8,941 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw z4 | 41,176 | 35,373 | 325 | 82.92% | 3,612 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530 | 29,301 | 19,956 | 266 | 82.49% | 7,815 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 120 m sport mhev auto | 28,831 | 379 | 4 | 85.23% | 9,148 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e m sport auto | 28,484 | 12,229 | 17 | 87.51% | 12,472 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i3 | 26,897 | 25,639 | 35 | 90.01% | 6,385 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive40 m sport | 22,857 | 6,090 | 8 | 86.33% | 9,464 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330 | 22,462 | 19,887 | 31 | 88.95% | 10,207 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 2 series | 21,768 | 20,754 | 32 | 89.67% | 6,690 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m3 | 20,608 | 15,641 | 410 | 88.83% | 2,846 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 320i m sport auto | 19,731 | 6,622 | 3 | 90.39% | 8,564 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 525 | 19,422 | 11,366 | 201 | 78.74% | 7,265 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 218i m sport auto | 19,135 | 11,220 | 7 | 89.8% | 8,073 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 118i m sport auto | 16,684 | 692 | 0 | 89.9% | 7,201 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw z3 | 16,296 | 11,281 | 300 | 77.09% | 1,578 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw m135i xdrive auto | 15,533 | 11,109 | 7 | 91.48% | 8,031 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 220 | 15,411 | 14,727 | 12 | 86.7% | 7,500 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x4 | 15,187 | 14,451 | 12 | 88.31% | 8,930 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x6 | 15,106 | 12,817 | 90 | 87.23% | 8,292 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 316 | 15,024 | 9,407 | 185 | 78.93% | 6,599 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20d m sport mhev auto | 14,233 | 8,535 | 1 | 89.05% | 9,368 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 430 | 13,630 | 12,788 | 12 | 88.52% | 8,498 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 435 | 13,614 | 12,677 | 21 | 88.58% | 8,118 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m4 | 12,562 | 11,302 | 43 | 90.31% | 5,424 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive50e m sport auto | 12,547 | 414 | 7 | 91.92% | 9,168 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1200 | 12,207 | 9,617 | 137 | 95.3% | 2,479 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive30d m sport mhev auto | 11,619 | 5,850 | 6 | 89.68% | 10,170 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 730 | 11,503 | 8,247 | 105 | 86.48% | 9,064 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 | 11,252 | 8,827 | 129 | 92.52% | 1,814 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 640 | 11,046 | 9,680 | 39 | 86.42% | 7,706 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive30e m sport auto | 10,568 | 3,739 | 5 | 89.02% | 9,818 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 535 | 10,212 | 7,729 | 108 | 85.05% | 7,524 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 xdrive 30 m sport | 9,624 | 1,069 | 3 | 92.31% | 7,063 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix3 m sport pro | 9,481 | 4,869 | 0 | 88.79% | 9,264 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 318 | 9,465 | 8,760 | 16 | 88.04% | 9,115 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520d m sport mhev auto | 9,298 | 7,341 | 16 | 88.88% | 12,051 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i m sport mhev a | 9,261 | 444 | 3 | 91.25% | 7,352 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x2 | 9,018 | 8,781 | 4 | 88.55% | 7,863 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive40 m sport | 8,359 | 2,844 | 11 | 87.19% | 9,364 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1250 | 7,938 | 6,638 | 34 | 96.56% | 3,089 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive45e m sport auto | 7,884 | 6,697 | 18 | 85.98% | 10,741 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 128ti auto | 7,819 | 3,866 | 0 | 91.88% | 7,645 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1200 | 7,655 | 6,230 | 79 | 95.58% | 2,304 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix3 m sport | 7,505 | 3,821 | 4 | 85.99% | 9,859 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 m50 | 7,382 | 2,775 | 4 | 85.04% | 9,880 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive35 m sport | 7,310 | 97 | 4 | 83.58% | 9,164 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e m sport auto | 6,958 | 2,114 | 5 | 90.09% | 9,315 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i m sport | 6,718 | 4,939 | 1 | 89.72% | 8,067 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1250 gs adventure te | 6,668 | 3,487 | 32 | 97.06% | 3,408 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m340i xdrive mhev auto | 6,456 | 3,529 | 2 | 90.83% | 8,362 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m3 competition m xdrive auto | 6,211 | 1,687 | 4 | 93.73% | 6,689 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 edrive20 m sport | 6,057 | 77 | 2 | 92.78% | 9,076 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x2 sdrive20i m sport mhev auto | 5,722 | 92 | 0 | 89.29% | 9,151 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 6 series | 5,581 | 4,858 | 39 | 88.35% | 8,164 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m5 | 5,336 | 3,893 | 153 | 89.52% | 3,416 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 335 | 5,234 | 4,875 | 8 | 90.27% | 8,941 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m440i xdrive mhev auto | 5,116 | 2,948 | 4 | 89.63% | 7,318 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix2 edrive20 m sport | 5,041 | 54 | 0 | 85.26% | 7,739 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 440 | 4,989 | 4,737 | 9 | 91.14% | 6,779 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 125 | 4,809 | 4,319 | 23 | 85.7% | 7,156 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 216 | 4,726 | 4,455 | 6 | 85.19% | 8,928 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive40d m sport mhev auto | 4,503 | 2,334 | 4 | 88.07% | 9,693 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320d m sport mhev auto | 4,444 | 3,107 | 4 | 88.2% | 11,285 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20 m sport mhev auto | 4,365 | 64 | 1 | 90.83% | 7,851 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m135 xdrive auto | 4,342 | 84 | 0 | 87.41% | 7,812 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix2 xdrive 30 m sport | 4,322 | 35 | 0 | 94.44% | 8,943 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20i m sport mhev auto | 4,281 | 1,936 | 0 | 92.59% | 7,529 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 118i m sport | 4,265 | 512 | 0 | 91.77% | 11,296 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 123 | 4,207 | 2,841 | 43 | 78.37% | 6,880 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x7 xdrive40d m sport mhev auto | 4,202 | 1,284 | 1 | 87.15% | 10,443 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530e m sport auto | 4,189 | 358 | 2 | 95.19% | 10,670 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i5 edrive40 m sport | 4,079 | 97 | 1 | 96.15% | 16,742 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m235i xdrive auto | 4,051 | 3,045 | 2 | 90.77% | 8,141 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m4 competition m xdrive auto | 4,036 | 1,830 | 7 | 93.65% | 6,127 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e xdrive m sport auto | 4,005 | 2,394 | 3 | 87.36% | 11,942 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x4 xdrive20d m sport mhev auto | 3,996 | 2,502 | 5 | 90.52% | 9,508 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i5 edrive40 m sport pro | 3,990 | 107 | 3 | 92.7% | 10,448 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m340d xdrive mhev auto | 3,962 | 2,777 | 1 | 89.15% | 10,894 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 7 series | 3,944 | 3,261 | 37 | 89.92% | 8,713 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1250 gs te | 3,940 | 3,071 | 13 | 96.2% | 3,203 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m2 | 3,899 | 3,427 | 14 | 91.46% | 5,981 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e se pro auto | 3,891 | 3,608 | 6 | 87.48% | 13,000 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 114 | 3,668 | 3,154 | 17 | 81.16% | 7,714 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m2 auto | 3,652 | 218 | 2 | 91.05% | 5,761 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m240i xdrive auto | 3,625 | 1,208 | 2 | 92.62% | 6,833 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 740 | 3,622 | 2,953 | 23 | 89.34% | 8,721 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 630 | 3,469 | 2,565 | 44 | 80.57% | 4,931 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 523 | 3,420 | 2,021 | 41 | 76.82% | 4,762 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive45 m sport | 3,324 | 41 | 0 | 87.62% | 8,970 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1300 gs te | 3,301 | 30 | 2 | 93.55% | 6,413 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e sport auto | 3,212 | 627 | 2 | 86.42% | 10,857 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 xr te | 3,047 | 1,215 | 7 | 96.32% | 2,667 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i sport | 3,039 | 2,856 | 0 | 88.82% | 8,316 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw f 800 | 2,978 | 2,394 | 20 | 94.28% | 1,907 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 xdrive 30 x line | 2,922 | 568 | 0 | 86.72% | 7,694 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive35 sport | 2,773 | 47 | 0 | 91.21% | 10,551 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 120 sport mhev auto | 2,719 | 19 | 0 | 97.44% | 6,294 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 528 | 2,633 | 1,814 | 47 | 80.48% | 4,841 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 635 | 2,534 | 1,784 | 35 | 82.56% | 5,397 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 225 | 2,531 | 2,427 | 2 | 88.88% | 7,257 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 518 | 2,527 | 2,138 | 23 | 85.37% | 9,367 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw i8 | 2,480 | 2,193 | 14 | 92.26% | 4,710 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive 23i m sport mhev a | 2,453 | 216 | 0 | 92.17% | 6,533 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520d m sport auto | 2,358 | 1,814 | 7 | 87.21% | 11,341 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive40 m sport edition | 2,343 | 2,216 | 2 | 86.44% | 9,223 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive50 m sport | 2,333 | 841 | 2 | 87.92% | 10,631 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 645 | 2,328 | 1,435 | 44 | 78.59% | 3,442 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 m competition auto | 2,320 | 1,944 | 1 | 92.6% | 8,229 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e xline auto | 2,318 | 1,078 | 0 | 90.82% | 9,674 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 rr sport | 2,306 | 721 | 24 | 93.84% | 2,148 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i sport mhev auto | 2,283 | 101 | 0 | 91.22% | 7,473 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530d xdrive m sport mhev auto | 2,273 | 2,117 | 7 | 87.12% | 10,829 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive30e m sport auto | 2,242 | 300 | 1 | 91.69% | 7,507 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i xline mhev auto | 2,227 | 198 | 0 | 92.89% | 6,300 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive30d m sport auto | 2,185 | 1,878 | 6 | 90.58% | 11,908 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520i m sport auto | 2,111 | 118 | 0 | 95.04% | 11,490 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive40 sport | 2,081 | 897 | 0 | 87.93% | 11,450 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i se | 2,078 | 2,043 | 0 | 89.04% | 8,255 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 r sport | 2,077 | 1,054 | 6 | 94.84% | 1,886 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1100 | 2,072 | 1,235 | 68 | 88.89% | 1,241 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x2 sdrive20i sport auto | 2,057 | 2,017 | 0 | 89.99% | 7,570 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1150 | 2,054 | 1,303 | 58 | 90.83% | 1,477 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e sport auto | 2,003 | 1,025 | 1 | 89.32% | 11,278 mi | Compliant | Explore |