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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
2,764,219
Bmw vehicles tracked
Valid MOTs
2,125,257
Active MOT certificates
SORN Vehicles
12,979
Registered off-road
Brand Pass Rate
85.4%
Brand average pass rate
Average Mileage
7,767 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 | 481,447 | 379,621 | 4,333 | 80.02% | 7,376 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 118 | 183,261 | 164,385 | 458 | 83.1% | 7,530 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 116 | 123,428 | 111,826 | 309 | 81.73% | 7,930 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 | 110,530 | 107,711 | 221 | 87.47% | 7,741 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 | 101,913 | 94,575 | 306 | 84.27% | 8,279 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 | 100,528 | 88,465 | 503 | 84.02% | 7,979 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 520 | 91,077 | 82,015 | 592 | 83.11% | 8,813 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 1 series | 88,977 | 82,838 | 356 | 84.51% | 7,321 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 5 series | 81,394 | 76,348 | 122 | 87.92% | 9,773 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 420 | 66,074 | 64,587 | 0 | 87.28% | 8,821 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 120 | 50,941 | 42,714 | 331 | 80.82% | 7,278 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 218 | 47,708 | 46,348 | 0 | 87.06% | 7,400 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320 | 43,991 | 41,725 | 0 | 89.07% | 8,926 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw z4 | 41,742 | 38,152 | 271 | 82.93% | 3,694 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530 | 29,435 | 21,782 | 250 | 82.31% | 7,740 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 120 m sport mhev auto | 29,227 | 760 | 15 | 86.43% | 9,030 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e m sport auto | 28,646 | 14,609 | 29 | 87.31% | 12,456 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i3 | 26,966 | 25,874 | 13 | 89.9% | 6,210 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive40 m sport | 22,971 | 7,477 | 11 | 87.29% | 10,059 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330 | 22,505 | 20,468 | 34 | 88.81% | 10,227 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 2 series | 21,881 | 21,028 | 22 | 89.66% | 6,751 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m3 | 20,815 | 16,496 | 583 | 89.07% | 2,808 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 525 | 19,578 | 11,629 | 186 | 78.42% | 7,237 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 218i m sport auto | 19,201 | 12,500 | 0 | 89.99% | 7,958 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320i m sport auto | 19,032 | 8,193 | 19 | 90.26% | 8,528 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw z3 | 16,407 | 12,067 | 287 | 77.24% | 1,611 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw m135i xdrive auto | 15,665 | 12,172 | 16 | 91.2% | 8,094 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 220 | 15,441 | 14,831 | 8 | 86.76% | 7,575 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x4 | 15,239 | 14,546 | 38 | 88.78% | 8,816 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 316 | 15,160 | 9,376 | 318 | 78.66% | 6,691 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x6 | 15,151 | 12,742 | 91 | 87.3% | 8,133 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20d m sport mhev auto | 14,405 | 9,659 | 0 | 89.4% | 9,174 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 435 | 13,647 | 12,699 | 7 | 88.68% | 8,066 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 430 | 13,646 | 12,889 | 0 | 88.59% | 8,527 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 118i m sport auto | 13,637 | 1,091 | 0 | 90.48% | 6,992 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive50e m sport auto | 12,816 | 814 | 6 | 88.98% | 8,790 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m4 | 12,627 | 11,629 | 57 | 90.2% | 5,327 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1200 | 12,236 | 9,881 | 147 | 95.33% | 2,432 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive30d m sport mhev auto | 11,753 | 6,964 | 18 | 89.13% | 10,045 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 730 | 11,564 | 8,586 | 87 | 86.48% | 9,205 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 | 11,337 | 8,900 | 147 | 92.56% | 1,797 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 640 | 11,077 | 9,703 | 28 | 86.27% | 7,744 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive30e m sport auto | 10,771 | 4,551 | 5 | 89.13% | 9,568 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 535 | 10,247 | 7,675 | 128 | 85.08% | 7,486 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 xdrive 30 m sport | 9,697 | 1,828 | 0 | 92.47% | 6,534 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix3 m sport pro | 9,521 | 5,679 | 0 | 88.72% | 9,293 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 318 | 9,474 | 8,778 | 9 | 88.49% | 9,046 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i m sport mhev a | 9,426 | 674 | 5 | 91.48% | 8,082 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520d m sport mhev auto | 9,336 | 7,903 | 19 | 88.8% | 11,909 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x2 | 9,163 | 8,906 | 5 | 88.69% | 7,901 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive40 m sport | 8,407 | 3,813 | 8 | 88.11% | 9,272 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1250 | 7,935 | 6,606 | 20 | 96.64% | 3,069 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive45e m sport auto | 7,921 | 6,935 | 8 | 86.1% | 10,733 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 128ti auto | 7,866 | 4,554 | 0 | 91.82% | 7,382 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1200 | 7,676 | 6,290 | 81 | 95.6% | 2,319 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix3 m sport | 7,527 | 4,836 | 4 | 85.72% | 9,671 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 m50 | 7,412 | 3,713 | 4 | 84.62% | 9,879 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive35 m sport | 7,316 | 187 | 7 | 89.04% | 9,194 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e m sport auto | 7,053 | 2,818 | 14 | 89.86% | 9,430 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i m sport | 6,752 | 5,435 | 0 | 89.75% | 8,041 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1250 gs adventure te | 6,687 | 4,159 | 33 | 96.95% | 3,373 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m340i xdrive mhev auto | 6,524 | 4,084 | 0 | 91.42% | 8,558 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m3 competition m xdrive auto | 6,358 | 2,101 | 3 | 93.02% | 6,697 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 edrive20 m sport | 6,146 | 138 | 0 | 95.65% | 7,957 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x2 sdrive20i m sport mhev auto | 5,811 | 142 | 3 | 90.08% | 9,219 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 6 series | 5,608 | 4,812 | 42 | 88.64% | 8,267 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m5 | 5,377 | 3,753 | 204 | 89.42% | 3,359 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 335 | 5,263 | 4,879 | 8 | 90.19% | 8,984 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m440i xdrive mhev auto | 5,193 | 3,456 | 5 | 89.48% | 7,248 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix2 edrive20 m sport | 5,104 | 89 | 0 | 89.72% | 7,114 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 440 | 5,018 | 4,777 | 0 | 91.09% | 6,848 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 125 | 4,833 | 4,255 | 41 | 85.69% | 7,143 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 216 | 4,728 | 4,418 | 2 | 85.06% | 8,841 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive40d m sport mhev auto | 4,566 | 2,810 | 0 | 89.12% | 9,709 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20 m sport mhev auto | 4,466 | 114 | 0 | 91.45% | 6,739 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 320d m sport mhev auto | 4,451 | 3,470 | 4 | 88.36% | 11,317 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m135 xdrive auto | 4,416 | 130 | 0 | 85.19% | 7,924 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix2 xdrive 30 m sport | 4,363 | 61 | 0 | 91.3% | 8,245 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x3 xdrive20i m sport mhev auto | 4,300 | 2,423 | 0 | 92.43% | 7,592 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x7 xdrive40d m sport mhev auto | 4,300 | 1,597 | 2 | 87.58% | 10,500 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 123 | 4,229 | 2,768 | 53 | 78.4% | 6,888 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw m4 competition m xdrive auto | 4,104 | 2,267 | 6 | 93.23% | 6,031 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i5 edrive40 m sport | 4,102 | 195 | 0 | 92.93% | 14,826 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m235i xdrive auto | 4,076 | 3,330 | 2 | 90.56% | 8,140 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i5 edrive40 m sport pro | 4,025 | 199 | 0 | 92.57% | 11,321 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e xdrive m sport auto | 4,022 | 2,813 | 2 | 87.5% | 11,947 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x4 xdrive20d m sport mhev auto | 4,017 | 2,918 | 6 | 90.25% | 9,517 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m340d xdrive mhev auto | 3,984 | 3,094 | 2 | 89.09% | 10,845 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 7 series | 3,982 | 3,221 | 48 | 89.67% | 8,893 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530e m sport auto | 3,978 | 573 | 2 | 95.55% | 10,812 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1250 gs te | 3,959 | 3,345 | 12 | 96.26% | 3,122 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m2 | 3,948 | 3,565 | 18 | 91.42% | 5,945 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e se pro auto | 3,899 | 3,614 | 8 | 87.42% | 12,952 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m2 auto | 3,692 | 364 | 2 | 90.96% | 5,832 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 114 | 3,675 | 3,056 | 15 | 81.15% | 7,666 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw m240i xdrive auto | 3,651 | 1,575 | 0 | 92.93% | 6,764 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 740 | 3,649 | 2,956 | 22 | 89.52% | 8,623 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 118i m sport | 3,547 | 851 | 0 | 92.28% | 10,447 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 523 | 3,488 | 1,861 | 68 | 76.92% | 4,757 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 630 | 3,486 | 2,442 | 52 | 80.6% | 4,938 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive45 m sport | 3,386 | 66 | 0 | 85.85% | 8,308 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r 1300 gs te | 3,352 | 50 | 0 | 97.37% | 5,181 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 330e sport auto | 3,223 | 946 | 2 | 85.6% | 14,174 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 218i sport | 3,056 | 2,912 | 0 | 88.84% | 8,281 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 xr te | 2,977 | 1,435 | 6 | 96.29% | 2,639 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw f 800 | 2,965 | 2,379 | 15 | 94.29% | 1,913 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix1 xdrive 30 x line | 2,941 | 862 | 0 | 86.29% | 7,255 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive35 sport | 2,777 | 85 | 0 | 91.96% | 10,844 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 120 sport mhev auto | 2,759 | 28 | 0 | 96.97% | 6,810 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520d m sport auto | 2,747 | 2,071 | 8 | 86.98% | 11,445 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 528 | 2,667 | 1,742 | 56 | 80.4% | 4,811 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 635 | 2,554 | 1,701 | 37 | 82.7% | 5,320 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 518 | 2,538 | 2,082 | 29 | 85.24% | 9,371 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 225 | 2,535 | 2,416 | 3 | 88.79% | 7,248 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i8 | 2,502 | 2,194 | 9 | 92.26% | 4,709 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive 23i m sport mhev a | 2,479 | 297 | 0 | 92.79% | 6,611 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x5 xdrive30d m sport auto | 2,451 | 2,087 | 5 | 90.44% | 11,889 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive40 m sport edition | 2,369 | 2,283 | 1 | 86.47% | 9,432 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 645 | 2,348 | 1,332 | 58 | 78.44% | 3,437 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x3 m competition auto | 2,345 | 2,064 | 2 | 92.62% | 8,191 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw ix xdrive50 m sport | 2,343 | 1,003 | 2 | 87.68% | 10,738 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e xline auto | 2,330 | 1,193 | 0 | 90.8% | 9,605 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i sport mhev auto | 2,328 | 149 | 0 | 92.86% | 6,761 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 rr sport | 2,326 | 816 | 24 | 93.84% | 2,033 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 530d xdrive m sport mhev auto | 2,291 | 2,167 | 6 | 87.22% | 10,831 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive30e m sport auto | 2,278 | 363 | 0 | 91.14% | 7,562 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 sdrive 20i xline mhev auto | 2,247 | 251 | 0 | 92.65% | 6,565 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw 520i m sport auto | 2,127 | 136 | 0 | 95.28% | 12,336 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw s 1000 r sport | 2,093 | 1,083 | 5 | 94.56% | 1,847 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw i4 edrive40 sport | 2,090 | 961 | 0 | 87.99% | 11,222 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1100 | 2,087 | 1,219 | 72 | 89.06% | 1,243 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw 218i se | 2,083 | 2,041 | 0 | 89.05% | 8,269 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw r1150 | 2,067 | 1,290 | 66 | 90.9% | 1,472 mi | Check Req. | Explore |
| Bmw x2 sdrive20i sport auto | 2,067 | 2,023 | 0 | 90.13% | 7,560 mi | Compliant | Explore |
| Bmw x1 xdrive25e sport auto | 2,008 | 1,043 | 0 | 89.19% | 11,271 mi | Compliant | Explore |